U S POLICE - A NEW IMAGE - GREEN BLAZERS, YELLOW CARS, A SYMPATHETIC EAR AND POLISHED TEAMWORK

• NCJ Number: 29122
• Journal: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Dated: (JULY 21) 1975)
• Author(s): F A MORITZ
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: Christian Science Publishing Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF POLICE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS THROUGH 'NON-UNIFORM' BLAZERS, NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING, AND EMPHASIS ON CRIME PREVENTION.

Abstract

TWO EXPERIMENTAL/PILOT PROJECTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED: THE ALBANY (NY) STOREFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE UNIT AND A ROCHESTER (NY) PROGRAM WHICH ASSIGNED DETECTIVES TO NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE TEAMS TO IMPROVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CLEARANCE RATES. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A FOUR-PART SERIES.