JACKSONVILLE (FL) - CONSOLIDATION OF POLICE SERVICES CASE STUDY - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• NCJ Number: 17209
• Author(s): T W KOEPSELL; L E STREETER; R H TERPSTRA
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 35 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Jacksonville Office of the Sheriff; US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Koepsell-Girard and Associates, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT ON THE CITY-COUNTY MERGER OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN JACKSONVILLE AND DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Abstract

DISCUSSED ARE THE CONDITIONS THAT LED UP TO CONSOLIDATION, THE PROCESS INVOLVED IN THE CITY-COUNTY MERGER, AND THE EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION IN JACKSONVILLE AFTER FOUR YEARS UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM. A CHECKLIST IS INCLUDED UNDER EACH AREA WHICH REVIEWS THE JACKSONVILLE EXPERIENCE AND FOCUSES ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MERGER WHICH WOULD BE INSTRUCTIVE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES CONTEMPLATING CONSOLIDATION.