NCJ Number
92518
Journal
Criminology Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Dated: (November 1983) Pages: 489-503
Date Published
1983
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Employing FBI 'Return A Record Card' data, this study examines the impact of municipal police strikes on reported rates of burglary, robbery, larceny, and auto theft in 11 U.S. cities.
Abstract
Relationships reflecting the view that police presence is essential for crime prevention and social order are examined for variation duration of police strike, city size, and offense category. Overall, analysis yields very limited support for the police presence argument, suggesting that strikes have neither a significant nor a systematic impact on rates of reported crime. Implications of findings for the formulation of police policy are discussed. (Publisher abstract)