NCJ Number
11800
Date Published
1970
Length
246 pages
Annotation
BASIC PROCESSES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BY COMBINING POLICE FIRE SERVICES.
Abstract
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE DISCUSSION INCLUDE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE NATURE, EXTENT AND DEGREES OF UNIFICATION. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF DEPARTMENTS WHICH HAVE ADOPTED ONE OF THE FIVE DEGREES OF UNIFICATION - CONSOLIDATED SERVICES, PARTIAL CONSOLIDATION, SELECTED AREA CONSOLIDATION, FUNCTIONAL CONSOLIDATION, AND NOMINAL CONSOLIDATION. DIVERSE OPINIONS OF UNIFICATION WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ORGANIZED OPPOSITION, AND A CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUES SUCH AS ABANDONMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION ARE PRESENTED. PERTINENT FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN INTRODUCING CONSOLIDATION INCLUDE GUIDELINES FOR A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF A COMMUNITY AND ELEMENTS WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIFIED SERVICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)