NCJ Number
18981
Date Published
1974
Length
172 pages
Annotation
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RE-STRUCTURING THE DEPLOYMENT AND UTILIZATION OF POLICE RESOURCES IN VERMONT IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE STATE'S NEEDS.
Abstract
FIRST REVIEWING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN VERMONT, THE BOOK PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT POLICE SERVICES IN THE STATE, PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICES IN RELATION TO THE EXPENDITURES MADE FOR THEM. IN BOTH THE AREAS OF MANPOWER DEPLOYMENT AND COST-BENEFIT RELATIONSHIPS THE SINGLE CONCLUSION DRAWN WAS THAT THERE IS INEFFICIENT AND INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE STATE. CHIEF AMONG THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS ONE CALLING FOR A REORGANIZATION OF POLICE SERVICES INTO A TWO-TIERED STATE WIDE SYSTEM; ONE TIER WOULD CONSIST OF A GROUP OF REGIONAL POLICE FORCES PROVIDING NORMAL, 24-HOUR POLICE COVERAGE; AT THE OTHER TIER WOULD BE THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES BY THE STATE POLICE. THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE STATE POLICE WOULD BE AS FOLLOWS: LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY FOR ALL OFFICERS, CENTRALIZED DISPATCH FACILITIES, EXPANDED CRIME LAB SERVICES, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VERMONT CRIMINAL INFORMATION CENTER (VCIC), ESTABLISHMENT OF A CRIME STRIKE FORCE, AND INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC PATROL. FURTHER SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ELABORATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO-TIER SYSTEM. THE STATE'S CRITERIA FOR FUNDING POLICE SERVICES ARE INCLUDED.