NCJ Number
7860
Date Published
1967
Length
31 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL DATA ON POLICE BUDGET AND MANPOWER TRENDS IS RELATED TO HISTORICAL TRENDS IN THE OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT ALTHOUGH THE AMERICAN POLICE SERVICE HAS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN MAN POWER AND BUDGETS, IT HAS NOT BEEN UNDERWRITTEN, EITHER IN TERMS OF DOLLARS OR MAN POWER, TO THE SAME GENERAL EXTENT AS MOST OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES SINCE 1900. AUTHOR ABSTRACT