NCJ Number
14566
Date Published
1974
Length
68 pages
Annotation
INFORMATION PAPER DISCUSSING FIVE PRIMARY AREAS OF POLICE WORK - PATROL, INVESTIGATION, STAFF AND INSPECTION, AUXILIARY SERVICES, AND ADMINISTRATION IN 12 AGENCIES.
Abstract
THIS OVERVIEW OF THE OPERATION AND FUNCTION OF LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES HIGHLIGHTS SPECIAL PROJECTS INSTITUTED TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY AND COMBAT CRIME. DATA ARE PROVIDED FOR TWELVE DEPARTMENTS - THE ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF BRIGHTON, GATES, GREECE, IRONDEQUOIT, OGDEN, WEBSTER, AND WHEATLAND, AND THE VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF BROCKPORT, EAST ROCHESTER, AND FAIRPORT. THESE DATA INCLUDE DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, PERSONNEL, DIVERSITY OF CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND SPECIAL PATROL SQUADS SUCH AS BOMB, RIOT, AND SCUBA DIVISIONS. THE INVESTIGATIONS DIVISIONS OF THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE REVIEWED, AS ARE THE RECORDS DIVISIONS, COMMUNICATIONS DIVISIONS, COMMUNITY SERVICE DIVISIONS, AND TRAINING DIVISIONS. INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON CHANGES IN REPORTED CRIME, POLICE ADMINISTRATION, MANPOWER, AND APPROPRIATIONS.