NCJ Number
34647
Date Published
1976
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A REPORT PREPARED FOR HUBBARD TOWNSHIP, WHOSE CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVES 10,000 PERSONS ON 21 SQUARE MILES, AND FOR VIENNA TOWNSHIP, WHOSE 4,500 PERSONS ON 25 SQUARE MILES ARE SERVED BY THREE PART-TIME CONSTABLES.
Abstract
THE REPORT IS DATED MAY, 1976. VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PROVISION OF POLICE SERVICE ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT, CONSOLIDATION, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT POLICE FORCES. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR INITIATING OR EXPANDING CONTRACT SERVICE AND FOR CONSOLIDATING. THE CHOICE DEPENDS ON THE COMMUNITIES' DESIRES FOR HOME RULE.