NCJ Number
37783
Journal
Management Information Service Report Volume: 8 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1976) Pages: WHOLE ISSUE
Date Published
1976
Length
16 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT IS DESIGNED TO INFORM MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS OF THE MERITS AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE INTEGRATION OF POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS INTO CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.
Abstract
THE RISING COSTS OF PUBLIC SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GROWING CONCERN FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY, HAVE CAUSED MANY MUNICIPALITIES TO EXAMINE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PROVIDE MUNICIPAL SERVICES, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS OF POLICE AND FIRE. ONE SUCH NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH IS CONSOLIDATION WHICH INTEGRATES POLICE AND FIRE FUNCTIONS. THIS REPORT PRESENTS AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE CONSOLIDATION ISSUE, DEFINES DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSOLIDATED RELATIONSHIPS, AND DETAILS SOME OF THE LEGAL RESTRAINTS WHICH MAY HAMPER A MUNICIPALITY'S EFFORT TOWARD ANY TYPE OF CONSOLIDATION EFFORT. FINALLY, A CASE STUDY APPROACH IS USED TO DOCUMENT THE EXPERIENCES OF SEVERAL CITIES WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, INCLUDING SEVERAL WHICH HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH CONSOLIDATION ONLY TO ABANDON THE CONCEPT AT A LATER DATE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)