NCJ Number
125231
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 38 Issue: 7 Dated: (July 1990) Pages: 87-91
Date Published
1990
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This paper describes the planning and implementation of the Indianapolis' "Street Level Narcotics Program" which consists of 300 officers actively assisting the narcotics branch in responding to citizens' information requests about drug problems and the enforcement of drug laws.
Abstract
Participating officers received extensive training in narcotics enforcement in areas such as drug recognition and classification; search, seizure, and arrest procedures; case preparation; and court testimony through the use of specially developed videos. The importance of community involvement is recognized by the establishment of a new drug hotline. To help in this stepped up enforcement, the department acquired drug-sniffing dogs, the use of a Land Trak computer to plot the locations of drug violations; and increased coordination among the local prosecutor's office, Narcotics Division, and Uniformed Division. Guidelines are provided for other departments initiating such a program.