NCJ Number
49009
Date Published
1978
Length
28 pages
Annotation
A YEAR-END REVIEW IS PRESENTED OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC, DETECTIVE, AND COMMUNICATION/ADMINISTRATION BUREAUS OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE. ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED.
Abstract
STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO THE NEWLY COMPLETED DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY BUILDING AND NEW DIRECTOR OF THE POLICE UNIT WAS APPOINTED FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR. THE STATE POLICE'S MOST NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION DURING THE YEAR WAS THE LARGEST PEACE TIME MASS ARREST IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY FOLLOWING THE SEABROOK NUCLEAR DEMONSTRATIONS. SPEED ENFORCEMENT TEAMS AND AN INTENSIFIED 'CHRISTMAS VIGIL' PATROL TARGETED AT THE DRUNKEN DRIVER HELPED AFFECT A DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S FIGURES FOR INJURY-CAUSING CRASHES AND THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES. IN ADDITION THE TRAFFIC BUREAU COOPERATED WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN PRESENTING A FACTUAL PROGRAM TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REGARDING THE DANGERS OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED. THE ETECTIVE BUREAU, CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INVESTIGATING ALL MAJOR CRIMES FOR THE STATE POLICE, INITIATED THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF DRUG INVESTIGATIONS, CRIME REPORTING, AND EXPLOSIVE LICENSING. THE DIVERSION INVESTIGATION UNIT WAS FORMED TO INVESTIGATE THE DIVERSION OF LEGALLY MANUFACTURED DRUGS FRM LEGITIMATE SOURCE. IN THE AREA OF CRIME REPORTING, THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING UNIT BEGAN GATHERING AND COMPILING STATEWIDE CRIME STATISTICS, WHILE UNDER A NEW STATE LAW, ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPLOSIVES LICENSING SHIFTED TO THE STATE POLICE. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION BUREAU WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE FALL OF 1977 TO COPE WITH THE EVER INCREASING ROLE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND EXPANDED IN-HOUSE ADMINISTRATION. STATISTICS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF ALL OF THE BUREAUS, AN ORGANIZATIONAL TABLE, AND SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PROVIDED. (RCB)