NEW YORK CITY - SOME EFFECTS OF AN INCREASE IN POLICE MANPOWER IN THE 20TH PRECINCT

• NCJ Number: 867
• Author(s): S J PRESS
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 158 pages
• Corporate Author: New York City-Rand Institute
• Sale Source: New York City-Rand Institute
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THE EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL MANPOWER ON REPORTED CRIME RATES WAS DETERMINED IN A NEW YORK CITY PRECINCT.

Abstract

THIS STUDY EXAMINES CRIME STATISTICS COLLECTED IN NEW YORK CITY DURING A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD(1963-1967). ITS FOCUS IS ON CHANGES IN CRIME PATTERNS OCCURRING AFTER A 40PERCENT INCREASE IN THE POLICE MANPOWER OF THE 20TH PRECINCT, LOCATED WEST OF CENTRAL PARK. THE METHODOLOGY, PROBLEMS, RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE STUDY ARE INCLUDED, ALONG WITH PERTINENT STATISTICAL DATA.