EMERGENCY HUMAN SERVICE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT MODERNIZATION OF THE POLICE ROLE (FROM POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 1973-1974, V 2, 1975 BY JAMES T CURRAN AND RICHARD H WARD - SEE NCJ-28138)

• NCJ Number: 31891
• Author(s): J CURRAN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: AMS Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE EXTENT THAT URBAN POLICE SERVE AS FRONT LINE EMERGENCY REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCIES, HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS ROLE, AND HOW EFFECTIVELY THEY PERFORM IT.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT THE LOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE URBAN POLICE ROLE IS THE RISE OF THE EMERGENCY HUMAN SERVICE GENERALIST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEM.