NCJ Number
38351
Date Published
1976
Length
52 pages
Annotation
BASED ON A 1973 STUDY OF POLICE CONSOLIDATION, THIS REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROBLEMS AND LEGAL ASPECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THREE MAJOR TYPES OF POLICE CONSOLIDATION.
Abstract
IT IS NOTED THAT THERE ARE FOUR ELEMENTS WHICH WILL AFFECT THE SUCCESS OF ANY PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION. THE PLAN MUST BE FUNCTIONALLY SOUND, AND IT MUST BE LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE. IT MUST BE POLITICALLY PRACTICAL, AND IT MUST HAVE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE. LEGAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THREE TYPES OF CONSOLIDATION ARE EXAMINED. THESE APPROACHES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPAL POLICE SERVICE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE ALL SERVICES WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA, DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO ALLOW UNINCORPORATED AREAS TO CONTRACT FOR POLICE SERVICES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT. A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON POLICE CONSOLIDATION AND AN OPINION OF THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ON DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTY SERVICE AREA/COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE APPENDED.