NCJ Number
44365
Date Published
1977
Length
47 pages
Annotation
ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE MAINE STATE POLICE ARE SUMMARIZED.
Abstract
SERIOUS CRIME IN MAINE ROSE 5.2 PERCENT AND PROPERTY CRIMES BY 5.3 PERCENT FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 1976 OVER THE SAME 1975 PERIOD. IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS RURAL CRIME, THERE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTATION OF MORE EFFICIENT PATROL TECHNIQUES, INCREASED PATROL COVERAGE OF OFFSHORE RESIDENTIAL ISLANDS, USE OF AIRCRAFT IN CRIMINAL SURVEILLANCE, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF BURGLARY PREVENTION, CRIME PREVENTION, AND SUGGESTIONS ON HELPING TO CURB RURAL CRIME. AROOSTOOK COUNTY HAS BEGUN A PROGRAM THAT MAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AWARE OF RURAL AND URBAN CRIME, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, AND ROAD SAFETY, IN ADDITION TO MAKING THEM AWARE OF THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MAINE STATE TROOPER. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)