NCJ Number
9761
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 60 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1973) Pages: 36-41
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
GOALS, ORGANIZATION, AND FUNCTIONS OF A SPECIAL POLICE UNIT WHICH COLLECTS INFORMATION AND STATISTICS ON CASES THAT FEDERAL ATTORNEYS HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PROSECUTE.
Abstract
THE CASE REVIEW SECTION OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED SEVERAL AREAS IN WHICH CASES WERE NOT BEING PROSECUTED AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE OR IMPROPER POLICE PREPARATION OR PERFORMANCE. THE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF POLICEMEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CASES WERE CONTACTED TO ENSURE THAT REMEDIAL COUNSELING AND INSTRUCTION WOULD BE INSTIGATED. MEMBERS OF THE CASE REVIEW SECTION TRAINED RECRUITS AND REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS. WHEN POLICEMEN BELIEVED THAT A DECISION NOT TO PROSECUTE WAS IMPROPER, THE CASE REVIEW SECTION DISCUSSED THE MERITS OF THE CASE WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR POSSIBLE RECONSIDERATION OF PROSECUTION. SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLECTED ON THE MAJOR FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH RATE OF 'NO-PAPER' CASES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND THIS SPECIAL UNIT PLANS TO EXPAND ITS OPERATIONS IN THE FUTURE.