NCJ Number
464
Date Published
1970
Length
122 pages
Annotation
THIS ANALYSIS OF THE BASIC CHARACTER OF POLICE WORK RELATES IT TO THE COURTS AND COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THE IMPACT THAT POLICE ORGANIZATION EXERTS ON THE POLICEMAN'S FUNCTIONING BY LOOKING AT HOW DEPARTMENTS ARE STRUCTURED, THEIR POSITION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF CITY GOVERNMENT, AND THEIR INDEPENDENCES ARE CONSIDERED. THE MILITARY ASPECTS OF THE POLICE, THEIR ESPRIT DE CORPS AND CODE OF SECRECY, AND THEIR CAPACITY TO USE FORCE ARE REVIEWED. THE REPORT ALSO CONSIDERS THE FUTURE OF POLICE WORK. THE PROBLEMS OF UPGRADING PRACTICE, STREAMLINING ORGANIZATION AND IMPROVING RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF POLICE ARE GIVEN SPECIFIC ATTENTION. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE ON THE POLICE USE OF FORCE AND NEW MODELS OF POLICE PRACTICE ARE PROJECTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)