POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES HANDBOOK FOR GOVERNOR'S HIGHWAY SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES

• NCJ Number: 13534
• Author(s): A G JOHNSON; N DARWICK; R SOSTKOWSKI; F ROBERSON; A SMITH; B PEDERSEN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 245 pages
• Contract Number(s): DOT-HS-036-2-404
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Admin
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PUBLICATION WAS PREPARED FOR STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATORS, TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A GROUNDING IN POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES.

Abstract

THE HANDBOOK PROVIDES THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNER WITH A CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE PURPOSE, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES OF A POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES PROGRAM. IT IS MEANT TO SERVE AS A BASIC FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR THE PLANNER RELATIVE TO PROGRAM DEFINITION, ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES AND COUNTERMEASURES, AS WELL AS IN FINDING WAYS TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY AND LEVEL OF POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES. FUNDAMENTALS OF POLICE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ARE ALSO TREATED BRIEFLY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)