NCJ Number
38964
Editor(s)
L P BROWN
Date Published
1976
Length
125 pages
Annotation
THIS READER CONTAINS 10 ARTICLES DESCRIBING THE EXPERIENCES OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY IN IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING A SUCCESSFUL TEAM POLICING PROGRAM.
Abstract
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVOLVED SUCH CHANGES AS DECENTRALIZATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND DECISION MAKING, DEEMPHASIS ON SPECIALIZATION, PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE ARTICLES IN THIS READER OUTLINE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE TEAM POLICING PROCESS IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY, INCLUDING TRAINING, PERSONNEL, THE POLICE GENERALIST, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, PLANNING AND EVALUATION, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND CRIME PREVENTION. ALL ARTICLES IN THIS READER HAVE APPEARED OR WILL APPEAR IN 'POLICE CHIEF,' THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE.