NCJ Number
25366
Journal
Wisconsin Law Review Volume: 1974 Issue: 4 Dated: (1974) Pages: 1131-1166
Date Published
1974
Length
36 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRUCTURE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN WISCONSIN AND DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS IN THE PRESENT SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR STATES THAT PROVISIONS ESTABLISHED IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO SHIELD THE POLICE FROM VENAL POLITICIANS NOW SERVE ONLY TO MAKE WISCONSIN POLICE INDEPENDENT OF CONSTRUCTIVE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL CONTROL. HE SUGGESTS NEW LEGISLATION TO INCREASE PUBLIC INPUT TO CHECK POLICE DISCRETION.