NCJ Number
3514
Journal
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE SCIENCE Volume: 61 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1970) Pages: 567-572
Date Published
1970
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THE ROLE PLAYED BY POLICE IN TRAFFIC CONTROL HAS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
Abstract
TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ARE COMPARED. IN NEW ZEALAND THERE IS A MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, SEPARATE FROM THE POLICE, WHOSE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO REGULATE TRAFFIC, WHILE IN AUSTRALIA THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMS THIS FUNCTION. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE COMMUNITY WERE FOUND TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER IN NEW ZEALAND THAN IN AUSTRALIA.