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EXPERIMENTS IN POLICE IMPROVEMENT - A PROGRESS REPORT

NCJ Number
8492
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
41 pages
Annotation
PROGRAM CONCENTRATING ON LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES WHICH AFFECT THE QUALITY OF POLICE SERVICES DELIVERED ON THE STREET.
Abstract
POLICE FOUNDATION PROJECTS INCLUDE FUNDING EXPERIMENTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING, DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES TO ARREST OF OFFENDERS AND CONDUCTING NUMEROUS OTHER EVALUATION RESEARCH PROJECTS. MEANS FOR GAUGING POLICE EFFECTIVENESS ARE BEING EXPLORED, AND IMPROVED POLICE SELECTION PRACTICES ARE BEING DEVELOPED.