NCJ Number
95375
Date Published
Unknown
Length
18 pages
Annotation
The Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program (ICAP), was a comprehensive effort to introduce several state-of-the-art planning, patrol, and investigative programs to a wide range of police agencies across the country.
Abstract
The program sought to increase the amount of solvability and apprehension information gathered by the police from preliminary investigations, directed patrol activities based upon crime analysis and strategic planning, and apprehension of less serious felons as well as career criminals. The four program components -- analysis, patrol management, investigative management, and the serious habitual offender components -- were designed to offer police managers a range of managerial and operational procedures they could adopt to improve departmental efficiency and effectiveness. An evaluation of the ICAP model as it developed in 4 of the 52 participating departments reveals that Federal design of the program affected its acceptance and implementation by local participants. During the 5-year project, departments tended to emphasize project maintenance activities rather than aggressive implementation of new ICAP activities. While the lengthy implementation period fostered stability, it may have also fostered complacency. The police chief's active commitment was found to be the most significant determinant of ICAP implementation. Factors limiting the effect of ICAP are explored, and future research initiatives are suggested.