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EFFECTIVE MUNICIPAL POLICE ORGANIZATION

NCJ Number
10500
Author(s)
G D GOURLEY
Date Published
1970
Length
94 pages
Annotation
PROPOSALS FOR MUNICIPAL POLICE ORGANIZATION BASED ON DEPARTMENT SIZE.
Abstract
THE CURRENT STATE OF POLICE ORGANIZATION AND BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT DERIVED FROM GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, AND MILITARY ARE DISCUSSED. APPLICATION OF THESE PRINCIPLES ARE PROPOSED TO MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS BASED UPON THEIR SIZE ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR'S SCHEME OF FIVE CLASSES OF MUNICIPALITIES. CLASSES ARE BASED ON TOTAL POPULATION AND NUMBER OF POLICE-PER-THOUSAND POPULATION.