BEAUMONT (TX) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - MANPOWER ALLOCATION AND DEPLOYMENT STUDY - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 31496
• Author(s): M L VANKIRK
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 22 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY OF THE PERSONNEL NEEDS OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFED BY 174 SWORN OFFICERS AND 29 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, SERVING A POPULATION OF 120,000 OVER AN AREA OF 72 SQUARE MILES.

Abstract

AN INCREASE IN THE POLICE WORKLOAD AND A REPORTED INCREASE IN SERIOUS CRIMES PROMPTED THE REQUEST FOR THIS STUDY. THE CONSULTANT INTERVIEWED KEY PERSONNEL; COLLECTED AND ANALYZED PERTINENT STATISTICAL DATA, DEPARTMENT CHARTS AND RECORDS, AND MADE A FIRSTHAND EVALUATION OF THE PATROL TECHNIQUES BEING UTILIZED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED INCLUDING THE SUGGESTION THAT A BEAT STUDY BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. VARIOUS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT CHANGES ARE DISCUSSED.