PAR (POOLING ALL RESOURCES) POLICING - FINAL REPORT, MAY 10, 1972 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1973

• NCJ Number: 13842
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 242 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-DF-09-0033
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Cypress Police Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A PROGRAM WHOSE COMPONENTS INCLUDE TEAM POLICING, RANDOM RESIDENTIAL FOOT PATROL, TEN-HOUR DAY, FOUR DAY WORK WEEK, AND ALTERNATIVE-TO-ARREST REFERRAL SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE PAR POLICING CONCEPT IS TO PROVIDE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF POLICING A CITY THROUGH THE BETTER UTILIZATION OF PERSONNEL, A LIMITATION ON SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS, AND A DIVERSION FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF THOSE SOCIALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS INVOLVED IN REPETITIVE QUASI-CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, STATISTICS INDICATED THAT EVEN WITH A RISING RATE OF CRIME AND DEMANDED SERVICES, THE OPERATION OF THE CYPRESS POLICE UNDER THE PAR POLICING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SLIGHTLY REDUCE CALLS AND COMPLAINTS WHILE INCREASING ARRESTS, ESPECIALLY OF JUVENILES, AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASING CRIME CLEARANCES. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES THE FORM USED AND THE RESULTS TABULATED FROM A COMMUNITY SURVEY RESEARCH ON ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIME AND POLICE SERVICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)