NCJ Number
622
Date Published
1966
Length
316 pages
Annotation
PHILADELPHIA POLICE CONFLICT WITH RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, THE ADOLESCENT COMMUNITY AND THE COURTS.
Abstract
THE ATTITUDES OF THE POLICE AND VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE PUBLIC TOWARD EACH OTHER, SERVICES WHICH THE POLICE CAN PERFORM TO IMPROVE POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH CAN BE CREATED BY THE POLICE CONCERNING POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, POLICE PERSONNEL POLICIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS RELATING TO POLICECOMMUNITY RELATIONS, THE AMOUNT AND KIND OF POLICE BRUTALITY, INDIGNITIES, AND OTHER MISCONDUCT AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING IT IN THE FUTURE, AND THE CONTRIBUTION AND RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR BETTER POLICECOMMUNITY RELATIONS ARE COVERED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)