CRIME PREVENTION - NEW FOOT PATROL METHODS IN URBAN AREAS

• NCJ Number: 36263
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: International Criminal Police Organization
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Survey (Cross-Cultural)
• Language: English
• Country: France
• Note: INTERPOL, 42D GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION, VIENNA, 2-9 OCTOBER 1973.

Annotation

SUMMARY OF THE REPLIES OF 53 COUNTRIES TO A 1972 INTERPOL QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF SUCH PATROLS.

Abstract

INCLUDED ARE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SOME METHODS USED, PLUS DATA ON STATIONING, SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS, COMPOSITION, LENGTH OF TOUR OF DUTY, MEANS OF TRANSPORT USED TO REACH THE PATROL AREA, EQUIPMENT USED, AND THE USE OF DOGS. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT, ALTHOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS SCIENTIFICALLY, THE EXPERIENCE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES HAS SHOWN THAT FOOT PATROLS OFFER UNQUESTIONABLE ADVANTAGES IN POLICE CRIME PREVENTION.