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AMERICAN POLICE CHIEFS MANUAL AND DIRECTORY

NCJ Number
14017
Author(s)
J HOSFORD; G S ARENBERG
Date Published
1974
Length
236 pages
Annotation
A MANUAL FOR POLICE CHIEFS AND SHERIFFS CONTAINING SUGGESTED NATIONAL STANDARDS ON TRAINING, ETHICS, AND FORMS PREPARED AS A GUIDE TO AID IN THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS.
Abstract
PREPARED IN LOOSE LEAF FORM TO FACILITATE REVISIONS, THIS MANUAL BEARS ON MANY, IF NOT ALL, OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES PERTAINING TO POLICE ADMINISTRATION. LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC RELATIONS, INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES, TRAFFIC DIRECTING AND REPORT WRITING EXEMPLIFY THE DIVERSITY OF SUBJECTS. A SECTION OF UNIFORM REPORTS AND FORMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ILLUSTRATES FORMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ISSUING AGENCY. APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND MANUFACTURERS OF POLICE PRODUCTS ARE PRESENTED, COMPLETE WITH ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS, IN A LIST THAT IS INDEXED BY PRODUCT.