NCJ Number
46883
Date Published
1977
Length
512 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK ANALYZES THE PLANNING PROCESS IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT, DISCUSSES THE TASKS RELATED TO PLANNING, AND EXPLAINS THE NEED FOR A CHAIN OF RESPONSIBILITY. SAMPLE PROCEDURES MANUALS ARE APPENDED.
Abstract
AFTER PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF THE VALUE OF PLANNING AND THE TYPES OF PLANNING NEEDED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THIS BOOK DISCUSSES INTERNAL ORGANIZATION, BUDGETING, AND EVALUATION. SECTIONS ARE DEVOTED TO BASIC DATA - GATHERING TECHNIQUES, DISCUSSION OF THE HUMAN FACTORS WHICH INTERFERE WITH GOOD DATA COLLECTION, AND THE PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS OF DATA RECORDING. THE PROBLEMS OF SPECIALIZATION VERSUS GENERALIZATION ARE CONSIDERED, AND A POLICE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO FUNCTION IS EXAMINED. THE DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AMONG THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS IS ILLUSTRATED ALONG WITH A PRESENTATION OF THE PROS AND CONS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF DELEGATION. THE ADVANTAGES OF CENTRALIZED ORGANIZATION ARE COMPARED TO THE BENEFITS OF TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION. OTHER CHAPTERS EXAMINE THE PATROL FUNCTION, DETECTIVE OPERATIONS, VICE CONTROL, THE JUVENILE DIVISION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND SUCH AUXILIARY SERVICES AS POLICE RECORDS, COMPLAINTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO ACQUIRING AND MAINTAINING POLICE BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT ARE DISCUSSED. PERSONNEL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROCEDURES MANUALS, TACTICAL PLANS FOR VARIOUS EMERGENCIES, AND UNUSUAL NEEDS ARE ALSO COVERED IN THE GENERAL INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE GIVEN APPLICANTS FOR SWORN AND CIVILIAN POSTS. INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED ON A PERSONNEL QUESTIONNAIRE, TESTS OF STRENGTH AND AGILITY WHICH CAN BE INCLUDED ON APPLICANT EXAMINATIONS, LESSON PLANS FOR RECRUIT TRAINING, DUTY MANUAL EXCERPTS, SELECTED PROCEDURES FOR VARIOUS COMMON POLICE PROBLEMS, PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL DISTURBANCES, POLICE DUTIES AT CRIME SCENES, PLANS FOR CONCENTRATION OF POLICE IN AREAS OF HIGH CRIME, PLANS FOR COVERING A PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS CRIME SCENE, PLANS FOR A LARGE ATHLETIC EVENT, AND A DISASTER PLAN ARE PROVIDED. THE BOOK IS INDEXED. FOOTNOTES CONTAIN MANY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS.