EFFECTIVE POLICE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT - V 5, THE INVESTIGATIVE, CUSTODIAL AND CRIME PREVENTION

• NCJ Number: 235
• Author(s): G D GOURLEY
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 250 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-017
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: California State College, Los Angeles
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS VOLUME DISCUSSES SPECIALIZATION OF INVESTIGATIVE DUTIES, THE POLICE CUSTODY FUNCTION, AND THE ORGANIZATION OF CRIME PREVENTION UNITS.

Abstract

THE SPECIALIZATION OF INVESTIGATIVE DUTIES AND THE INVESTIGATIVE FUNCTION ARE DESCRIBED. METHODS AND DEGREES OF SPECIALIZATION ARE PRESENTED WITH FACTORS AFFECTING SPECIALIZATION, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES, AND SELECTION OF INVESTIGATORS. INFORMATION FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY ON METHODS OF SELECTING DETECTIVES IS LISTED WITH A CHART SHOWING CITIES SURVEYED AND OTHER CRITERIA USED. THE CUSTODY FUNCTION, PROCEDURES USED, RESPONSIBILITIES OF POLICE, PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND PRISONER RIGHTS ARE COVERED. ORGANIZING FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND POLICE WORK WITH JUVENILES, COMMUNITY INFORMATION, AND RELATIONS ARE A THIRD DISCUSSION. OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT SECURITY SYSTEM IS EXAMINED IN DETAIL WITH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INSTITUTE SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. APPENDICES CONTAIN BRITISH POLICE PRINCIPLES AND INFORMATION ON THE ST LOUIS POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL. OVER 180 PAGES OF APPENDIX SUPPLEMENT THE SECTION ON THE OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE EIGHT SERIES CONSISTS OF NCJ-00092, 01462, 000404, 000405, 00235, 00406, 00407, AND 01468.