CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCESS - THE CASE OF COMMUNITY POLICE PATROLS

• NCJ Number: 17063
• Journal: American Behavioral Scientist Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: (SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1971) Pages: 52-72
• Author(s): G T MARX; D ARCHER
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 21 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON DESCRIPTIVE DATA FOR 28 CITIZEN SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

Abstract

THE DATA DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE RACE OF MEMBERS, OPERATIONS, EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONS, POLICE DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION, AND ATTITUDES OF POLICE. FIVE ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THESE GROUPS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED ALONG WITH SOME OF THE WAYS GROUPS HAVE TRIED TO DEAL WITH THEM. THE MAJOR ISSUES CONSIDERED ARE THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS TO THE POLICE AND LEGAL SYSTEM; THEIR LEGITIMACY IN THE EYES OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY WISH TO SERVE; THE RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL; THE CHOICE OF APPROPRIATE OPERATIONS; AND THE MAINTENANCE OF RESOURCES, INCENTIVES, AND MOTIVATION FOR THE GROUPS' SURVIVAL. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS PROVIDED.