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DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIVE YEAR PLAN

NCJ Number
10384
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
347 pages
Annotation
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES OF A PLAN TO INCREASE POLICE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPROVE DELIVERY OF POLICE SERVICES IN THE PERIOD 1972-77.
Abstract
THE MAJOR FEATURES OF THIS PLAN ARE - DECENTRALIZATION OF POLICE SERVICE, DEVELOPMENT OF GENERALIST-SPECIALIST POLICE OFFICERS, TEAM POLICING OPERATIONS (WITH SUPPORT TO TEAMS BY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS PERFORMING SELECTED, ROUTINE FUNCTIONS AND BY PARA-LEGAL ASSISTANTS PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE), AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RESOURCE TRACKING AND INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM. ACCEPTABLE PROGRESS TOWARD EACH GOAL BY 1977 IS SPELLED OUT IN A SERIES OF POSTURE STATEMENTS. PROGRESS IS MARKED BY THE ATTAINMENT OF ESTABLISHED SHORT, MIDDLE, AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES. ORGANIZATION CHARTS, OPERATIONS FLOW CHARTS, MANPOWER TABLES, AND MASTER PROGRAM SCHEDULES ARE INCLUDED.