NCJ Number
18441
Date Published
1974
Length
436 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF THE POLICE PATROL FUNCTION FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE VIEWPOINT, THIS REVISION INCLUDES TWO NEW CHAPTERS ON HELICOPTERS AND POLICEWOMEN.
Abstract
BROAD CATEGORIES DISCUSSED ARE METHODS OF PATROL (FOOT PATROL, ONE-MAN PATROL, BICYCLES, SNOWMOBILES, AND HORSES); USE OF AIRCRAFT IN PATROL; SPECIAL SYSTEMS OF PATROL (PLAINCLOTHES PATROLMEN, TRAFFIC SPECIALISTS, COOPERATIVE SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT DETAILS); WOMEN IN PATROL; AND, PLANNING FOR PATROL. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PATROL FORCE (NEW CONCEPTS IN PATROL DISTRIBUTION, THE TEN HOUR DAY, FOUR DAY WORKWEEK); SUPERVISION IN PATROL; REPORTING IN PATROL; COMMUNICATIONS IN PATROL (USE OF VIDEOTAPE, COMPUTERS, BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS); EQUIPMENT FOR PATROL; THE PATROL STATION; COMMUNITY RELATIONS; AND THE FUTURE OF PATROL.