NCJ Number
32445
Journal
DRUG ENFORCEMENT Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1975-6) Pages: 2-5
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THE KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ARE TO GAIN THE SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS FOR NARCOTICS CONTROL, AND TO STRENGTHEN NARCOTICS CONTROL EFFORTS AND CAPABILITIES WITHIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.
Abstract
MEANS BY WHICH THESE OBJECTIVES CAN BE ACHIEVED ARE DISCUSSED AND INCLUDE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE DRUG PROGRAM, COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND CONTROL OF RAW MATERIALS. THE SPECIAL PROGRAM; A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF 20 CALIFORNIA CITIES WITH THE PLAN; AND A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 129 DEPARTMENTAL INVESTIGATORS AS TO THE PLAN'S EFFECT IN ALLEVIATING 31 'JOB HINDERING' PROBLEMS. FROM THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND THE 20-CITY SURVEY, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF A 4-10 PLAN IS DEPENDENT ON LOCAL CONDITIONS, THAT NONE OF THE CITIES SURVEYED HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A 4-10 WORK WEEK FOR NON-UNIFORM SWORN PERSONNEL, AND THAT, GENERALLY, A 4-10 WORK WEEK IS MORE APT TO SUCCEED IF CERTAIN IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ARE ADHERED TO. THE MAJORITY OF MANAGERS INTERVIEWED DID NOT FAVOR A FOUR-TEN WORK PLAN; NON-UNIFORM, SWORN PERSONNEL FAVORED THE CHANGE FOR BOTH PERSONAL AND OPERATIONAL REASONS. RESEARCHERS CONCLUDED THAT THE ANALYSIS DID NOT SUPPORT THE BELIEF THAT A FOURTEN PLAN WOULD RESULT IN AN OVERALL INCREASE IN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. A COPY OF THE INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL QUESTIONNAIRE AND A BREAKDOWN OF PERSONNEL AVAILABILITY BY DAY OF WEEK AND HALF HOUR ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)