NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 SUMMARY REPORT

• NCJ Number: 35296
• Author(s): W G GAY; H T DAY; J P WOODWARD
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 54 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0065
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Sheriffs' Association (NSA)
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

A PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF A CRITICAL REVIEW OF EFFORTS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEAM POLICING PROGRAMS, IN EXPANDING THE ROLE OF THE PATROL OFFICER, COMBATTING CRIME, AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY RELATIONS.

Abstract

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT RELIES HEAVILY UPON FORMAL EVALUATIONS OF TEAM POLICING PROGRAMS IN FOURTEEN CITIES. THE REPORT DESCRIBES CHARACTERISTICS OF TEAM POLICING PROGRAMS, ASSESSES THE STATE OF THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TEAM POLICING AND INDICATES WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO FULLY EVALUATE TEAM POLICING. THIS REVIEW OF TEAM POLICING PROGRAMS INDICATES THAT SEVERAL TEAM POLICING PROGRAMS HAVE FAILED BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY OF DEPARTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE MOST BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM. WHERE TEAM CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN OPERATIONALIZED, HOWEVER, SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT TEAM POLICING CAN IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF PATROL, INVESTIGATIVE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES. BECAUSE EVALUATORS OFTEN FAIL TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE EXTENT TO WHICH PLANNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES BEEN IMPLEMENTED, IT IS SAID TO BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CONCEPTS OF TEAM POLICING OR EXTRANEOUS VARIABLES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EVALUATION RESULTS REPORTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)