POLICE ROBBERY CONTROL MANUAL

• NCJ Number: 17414
• Author(s): R H WARD; T J WARD; J FEELEY
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 81 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-TA-99-1006
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Sale Source: US Civil Service Cmssn; Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE SERIES

Annotation

OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND STATE-OF-THE-ART OF POLICE ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND GUIDELINES TO BOTH POLICE ADMINISTRATORS AND LINE PERSONNEL IN IMPLEMENTING AND ASSESSING PROJECTS.

Abstract

THIS PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF BOTH THE RESEARCH AND STATE-OF-THE-ART OF POLICE ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND PROVIDE PRACTICAL GUIDELINES TO BOTH POLICE ADMINISTRATORS AND LINE PERSONNEL IN THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECTS. THE AUTHORS SENT A QUESTIONNAIRE TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND VISITED DEPARTMENTS IN OVER TWENTY CITIES. THE ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECTS OF FIVE CITIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED: MIAMI, FLORIDA; NEW YORK, NEW YORK; DENVER, COLORADO; KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI; AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THIS MANUAL DRAWS TOGETHER BOTH CURRENT RESEARCH AND DATA RELATIVE TO ROBBERY AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA RELATIVE TO ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECTS UNDERWAY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IT PROVIDES CRIME SPECIFIC INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE USED FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES BY PLANNING OR CRIME ANALYSIS UNITS AND A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT PROJECTS, WHICH SHOULD AID IN SELECTING SUITABLE PROJECTS FOR PARTICULAR CITIES OR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. ALSO INCLUDED IS SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR THOSE PERSONNEL ACTUALLY ENGAGED IN A ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECT AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ON FUNDING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION FACTORS, COST-BENEFIT DATA, AND THE MEANS FOR EVALUATING PROJECTS. THE MANUAL IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENT OF A ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECT. AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO DEVELOP 'MODEL' PROJECTS WHICH ARE BASED UPON THE FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION, APPENDIX A OUTLINES VARIOUS ROBBERY CONTROL PROJECTS NOW IN EXISTENCE AND PERSONS WHO CAN BE CONTACTED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. INFORMATION ON PARTICULAR ROBBERY TYPES AND LIKELY OFFENDERS IS ALSO PRESENTED IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING EFFORT. (SNI ABSTRACT)