IMPROVING PATROL PRODUCTIVITY, V 2 - SPECIALIZED PATROL

• NCJ Number: 42501
• Author(s): S SCHACK; W G GAY; T H SCHELL
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 157 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-NI-99-0055
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University City Science Ctr
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE SERIES

Annotation

THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF A TWO-VOLUME PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE, WHICH IS DIRECTED TOWARD ASSISTING POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THEIR PATROL OPERATIONS, THE MOST COSTLY ASPECT OF POLICING.

Abstract

RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT ARE BASED ON A STATE OF THE ART REVIEW OF PATROL OPERATIONS IN MANY POLICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND AN ASSESSMENT OF RECENT RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY ON PATROL. PRESENTED IS A DISCUSSION OF THE APPROPRIATE USE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF SPECIALIZED PATROL. THE AUTHORS POINT OUT THAT SPECIALIZED PATROL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN THE BEST EFFORTS OF ROUTINE PATROL OFFICERS TO COPE WITH PARTICULAR CRIME PROBLEMS ARE BEING FRUSTRATED DUE TO FREQUENT INTERRUPTIONS BY CALL FOR SERVICE DEMANDS AND THE INABILITY OF UNIFORMED OFFICERS TO EMPLOY CERTAIN TYPES OF TACTICS. SPECIALIZED PATROL TACTICS ARE COVERED, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: DECOY OPERATIONS, STAKE-OUTS, AND COVERT SURVEILLANCE. THE VOLUME FURTHER PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, DEPLOYMENT, TACTICS, AND EVALUATION OF SPECIALIZED PATROL OPERATIONS. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED. FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE REPORT, SEE NCJ 42500. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)