SAUGUS (MA) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - DEVELOPMENT OF A DIRECTED PATROL PROGRAM - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 39095
• Author(s): C L ANDERSON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 48 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-003-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse Justice Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS POLICE PATROL SYSTEM STUDY WAS PERFORMED FOR THE SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS, POLICE DEPARTMENT WHOSE 47 EMPLOYEES (46 SWORN), SERVE 25,000 PERSONS LIVING IN AN AREA OF 10.58 SQUARE MILES.

Abstract

THIS REPORT, DATED DECEMBER, 1976, CONTAINS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A STUDY OF THE UTILIZATION OF MANPOWER AND TECHNIQUES USED IN THE POLICE FORCE. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PATROL FORCE WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE IF THE CURRENT RISE IN CRIME IN THE TOWN OF SAUGUS NECESSITATED ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL. APPENDIXES DESIGNED FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT STUDY BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTAIN CRIME STATISTICS, THE CONSULTANT'S RECOMMENDATIONS, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY....KAP