NCJ Number
16025
Date Published
1973
Length
257 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF FIVE WORKING PAPERS, INCLUDING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TRANSITION AND FIRST FOUR YEARS OF CONSOLIDATED LAW ENFORCEMENT, ANALYSES OF COSTS, AND QUALITY OF CONSOLIDATED POLICE SERVICES.
Abstract
GENERAL GOVERNMENT CONSOLIDATION, POLICE SERVICES TRANSITION, AND KEY ISSUES FACED IN POLICE SERVICES CONSOLIDATION ARE FIRST DISCUSSED. A PROFILE OF KEY CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE, MANPOWER, OR PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF SINCE CONSOLIDATION IS PROVIDED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ALSO GIVEN. ANALYZING THE COST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUDGET AND ITS RELATION TO EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, THE COST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SINCE CONSOLIDATION, AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE OF SELECTED LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL. FINALLY, THE EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION ON THE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN JACKSONVILLE IS INVESTIGATED. FOR THE TEXT OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF POLICE SERVICES CASE STUDY AND ADDITIONAL RESEARCH PAPERS, SEE NCJ-16024 AND NCJ-16113.