NCJ Number
12683
Date Published
1971
Length
584 pages
Annotation
CLASSIC TEXT WRITTEN IN 1909 ON THE PRINCIPLES OF POLICE ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES FROM U.S. AND FOREIGN MUNICIPAL POLICE SYSTEMS.
Abstract
THE TEXT INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE, PATROL, INVESTIGATIVE, HEALTH AND SAFETY FUNCTIONS, AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT, RECORDS AND THE SPECIAL AREAS OF PROSTITUTION, GAMBLING, AND ALCOHOL. THE TEXT EMPHASIZES THE SELECTION, TRAINING, AND ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL, AND THE COMBATING OF CORRUPT PRACTICES. THERE IS ALSO A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE EXAMINATIONS FOR PATROLMAN, SERGEANT, AND POLICE MATRON GIVEN IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1909. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT THE AUTHOR URGES PROFESSIONALIZATION OF PERSONNEL AND OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS OF POLICE PRACTICES OF THAT TIME.