NCJ Number
17381
Date Published
1974
Length
43 pages
Annotation
EVALUATES PROJECT IN WHICH COOPERATIVE POLICE SERVICES OF SEVERAL BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS ARE REFINED TO INCLUDE ROUTINE PATROL, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, 24-HOUR COMPLAINT SERVICE, AND CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE INVESTIGATION.
Abstract
THE EVALUATION OF THE NORTHERN YORK COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT (NYCRPD) WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES OVER A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS BY A TWO-MAN EVALUATION TEAM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SERVICE (PAS). THE FIRST PHASE CONSISTED OF A ONE-DAY SITE VISIT IN JANUARY OF 1974 TO COLLECT BASIC DATA AND ESTABLISH THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONDUCTING THE EVALUATION. METHODS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION INCLUDED BASIC DATA COLLECTION, GROUP INTERVIEWS, INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE OBSERVATION OF OPERATIONS. THE SECOND PHASE INVOLVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATION MEASURES TO DETERMINE WHETHER GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE BEING MET. IT WAS DECIDED THAT MEASURES OF EFFORT, EFFICIENCY, AND PERFORMANCE WOULD BE MADE. EVALUATION RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT ARE MADE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS - CRIME, TRAFFIC AND SERVICE RECORD, RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE POLICE COMMISSION AND OTHER AGENCIES, RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PRACTICES, FIELD SERVICES, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.