NCJ Number
8699
Date Published
1972
Length
266 pages
Annotation
FORMER NEW HAVEN CONN. POLICE CHIEF GIVES HIS VIEWS ON THE NATURE OF POLICE WORK, THE POLITICAL FORCES WHICH INFLUENCE POLICE PERFORMANCE, AND AREAS FOR REFORM.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPT POLITICIANS HANDCUFF THE POLICE MORE THAN COURT DECISIONS CAN. INADEQUATE BUDGETS COUPLED WITH IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS BY THE PUBLIC RESULT IN ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED OFFICERS. REFORM CAN NOT BE CONCENTRATED ON POLICE ALONE BUT MUST BE AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE SOCIETY.