FEASIBILITY STUDY OF REGIONALIZED POLICE SERVICES FOR THE BARRINGTON (IL) AREA

• NCJ Number: 16054
• Author(s): R A DORAN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 75 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-376
• Corporate Author: Illinois Law Enforcement Cmssn (see Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority)
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESEARCH INTO A POLICING DESIGN WHICH WOULD UTILIZE SOME METHOD OF POOLED RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

Abstract

THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF A QUESTIONNAIRE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS INTERVIEWS WITH POLICE OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS. THE RESEARCHERS CONCLUDE THAT IT IS PRACTICAL AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OF CONTRACTUAL POLICING FOR THE BARRINGTON AREA. FURTHERMORE, THEY RECOMMEND THAT THE BARRINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD PROVIDE THE SERVICES.