ENNIS (TX) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDY - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 42435
• Author(s): S G CHAPMAN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 30 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDY, DATED MAY 17, 1977, WAS PERFORMED FOR THE ENNIS (TX) POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHOSE 26 PERSONNEL (21 SWORN) SERVE 11,650 PERSONS LIVING IN AN AREA OF 7.5 SQUARE MILES.

Abstract

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ADDRESSED DURING THE STUDY WERE: ATTRITION RATES, THE NEED FOR JAIL RENOVATION, AND THE ADVISABILITY OF A CHARTER AMENDMENT CALLING FOR THE APPOINTMENT, RATHER THAN ELECTION, OF THE CITY MARSHAL. IN ADDITION, GENERAL ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO IMPROVED POLICE SERVICE. THE TEXT IS DOCUMENTED WITH STATISTICAL TABLES, AND THE CONSULTANT'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE FINAL SECTION OF THE REPORT....KAP