HOUSTON-HARRIS COUNTY (TX) - DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPE REFERRAL AND PREVENTION CAPABILITY WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 37864
• Author(s): J G RICHTER; L R WALTON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 15 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-003-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse Justice Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS CONCERNED WITH ESTABLISHING A COMPONENT OF THE PROPOSED HOUSTON-HARRIS COUNTY VICTIM/ WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY OF HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Abstract

HOUSTON (POP. 1.6 MILLION) (506 SQ. MI.) IS SERVED BY 3,349 POLICE PERSONNEL (2,586 SWORN). THIS REPORT IS DATED OCTOBER 1976. RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES FOR EACH FACET OF THE VICTIM/WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROJECT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S ROLE AS IT RELATES TO THE WORKINGS OF THE VICTIM LIAISON OFFICER'S COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT. THE DUTIES OF THE VICTIM LIAISON OFFICER ARE STIPULATED.