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POLICE DEPARTMENTS - ORGANIZATION AND TASKS IN DISASTER

NCJ Number
18455
Author(s)
W C KENNEDY
Date Published
1972
Length
7 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE TIME, FUNCTION, AND AUTHORITY-RELATED PROBLEMS OF POLICE ORGANIZATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Abstract
THE POLICE DISASTER ACTIVITIES CONSIDERED ARE TRAFFIC AND CROWD CONTROL PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND WARNING AND EVACUATION.