FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN PLANNING FOR TEAM POLICING (FROM FULL-SERVICE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING - PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, 1975 - SEE NCJ-27934)

• NCJ Number: 34560
• Author(s): A L MCGEHEE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Public Safety Research Institute, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS THAT SHOULD BE REVIEWED DURING THE PLANNING PHASE OF ANY TEAM POLICE PROGRAM.

Abstract

KEY FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS ARE IDENTIFIED. FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED TEAM POLICING FAILURES INCLUDING MID-MANAGEMENT RESISTANCE, PEER PRESSURE, LACK OF COORDINATION AMONG TEAMS, LACK OF TRAINING, ROLE CONFLICT, AND 'ELITISM' AMONG TEAM MEMBERS ARE REVIEWED.