NCJ Number
7932
Date Published
1972
Length
339 pages
Annotation
POLICE PATROL PURPOSES, PATROL RESOURCE ALLOCATION, POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT.
Abstract
SPECIFIC ARTICLES IN THE AREA OF PATROL RESOURCE ALLOCATION EXAMINE THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK, THE PRIVATE USE OF POLICE VEHICLES BY OFF DUTY PATROLMEN, THE USE OF COMPUTERS TO DETERMINE PATROL DISTRIBUTION, AND THE USE OF CRIME CONTROL TEAMS IN PATROL OPERATIONS. IN THE AREA OF IMPROVING POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS, THE CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS COMMENT ON EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS WHICH DEAL WITH SUCH MATTERS AS THE USE OF CIVILIAN TYPE CLOTHING IN PLACE OF THE TRADITIONAL POLICE UNIFORMS, THE NEED FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING, AND TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES AND PROVIDING SERVICE FOR GHETTO COMMUNITIES. IN THE FINAL SECTION, WHICH CONTAINS ARTICLES ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES IN PATROL OPERATIONS, AUTHORS DISCUSS SUCH VARIED TOPICS AS THE USE OF HELICOPTERS AND AUTOMATIC VEHICLE TRACKING DEVICES IN PATROL OPERATIONS, AND THE ADOPTION OF COMPUTER INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS. (SNI ABSTRACT)