ARLINGTON (VA) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - GUIDELINES DEVELOPMENT FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION BY PATROL PERSONNEL - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 38778
• Author(s): L R WALTON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 16 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-003-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse Justice Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DATED DECEMBER 1976, THIS REPORT PRESENTS GUIDELINES UNDER WHICH PATROL PERSONNEL WOULD ASSUME A COMPLETE (OR MORE COMPLETE) RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOTH PRELIMINARY AND FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION FOR SPECIFIED CRIMES.

Abstract

ARLINGTON COUNTY, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON D.C., CONTAINS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 155,900 PERSONS IN A 25.5 SQUARE MILE AREA. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF 290 SWORN AND 85 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. IN 1975 ARLINGTON ATTEMPTED TO INTRODUCE A TEAM POLICING CONCEPT TO THE DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, DUE TO SOME INTERNAL PROBLEMS THIS CONCEPT WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED; INSTEAD, A PLAN TO ENHANCE THE PATROL TASK WAS INITIATED. THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR A PROGRAM OF PATROL OFFICER FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING HOW CRIMES SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC OFFICERS, AVAILABILITY OF PERSONNEL, PERSONNEL MORALE AND ATTITUDES, CRIME CATEGORIES FOR PATROL FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION, CASE ASSIGNMENT, AND FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION CONTINUITY. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR