NCJ Number
45305
Date Published
1976
Length
81 pages
Annotation
THE PLAN ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR UPGRADING AND PROFESSIONALIZING THE FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE OF THE U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BY TRANSFERRING IT INTO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Abstract
THE FUNCTIONS OF EACH OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) ARE SUMMARIZED. BASICALLY, DOJ IS THE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ARM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND GSA IS CONCERNED WITH FEDERAL PROPERTY, SUPPLY, RECORDS, AND DATA PROCESSING. THE FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE (FPS) EXERCISES POLICE POWER OVER FEDERAL PROPERTY. THE AUTHOR ASSERTS THAT THE FULL THRUST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALISM AND THE SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICE STANDARDS AND GOALS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY WHEN THE FPS IS PLACED INTO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SPREADS THE WILL AND PURPOSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONALIZED MANNER, THAT IS, THE DOJ. HE LINKS SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THE FPS TO PROGRESSIVE ATTITUDES ON THE PART OF GSA OFFICIALS AND A REEXAMINATION OF THEIR RELUCTANCE TO CHANGE. THE BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION OF THE FPS ARE REVIEWED. ITS PLACE WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF GSA AND ITS PROPOSED PLACE WITHIN DOJ ARE DIAGRAMMED. THE LEGISLATIVE ROUTE WHICH A BILL PROPOSNG THE TRANSFER WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH CONGRESS IS TRACED. THE FUNCTIONS OF FPS OFFICERS IN GSA ARE OUTLINED, AS WELL AS THEIR PROPOSED FUNCTION IN DOJ. CHARTS AND GRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES WHICH WOULD BE NECESSARY TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER. FINALLY, STANDARDS AND GOALS WHICH HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE STANDARDS IN THE FPS ARE DISCUSSED. THE STANDARDS ADDRESS FIVE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN: ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL TRAINING, OPERATIONS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. SPECIFIC DIVISIONS OF THE STANDARDS WHICH SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE FPS ARE IDENTIFIED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED. (VDA)