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HOUSTON COUNTY (GA) - SHERIFF'S OFFICE - MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

NCJ Number
35025
Author(s)
L R WALTON
Date Published
1976
Length
25 pages
Annotation
THIS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION STUDY WAS PREPARED FOR THE HOUSTON COUNTY (GA) SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHOSE 43 PERSONNEL SERVE 74,000 PERSONS ON 399 SQUARE MILES, IS DATED JUNE, 1976.
Abstract
THE CONSULTANT FOUND THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAD GOOD INTERAGENCY RELATIONS AND WAS COMPOSED OF WELL TRAINED, EFFICIENT PERSONNEL. HOWEVER, HE DID MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE, WHICH INCLUDE: THE ADDITION OF 12 PERSONNEL, A SUBSTANTIAL REORGANIZATION, A NEW PATROL DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM, A NEW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND REVISED JAIL PROCEDURES.