WORKING PARTY ON THE 'ABERDEEN' SYSTEM (FROM POLICE PATROL READINGS, 2D ED. 1970, BY SAMUEL G CHAPMAN SEE NCJ-01974)

• NCJ Number: 15182
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Charles C. Thomas
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. FROM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE PART 2, 1949 (THE OAKSEY REPORT).

Annotation

AN EVALUATION OF MECHANIZED TEAM POLICING IN AREAS WHERE IT IS EMPLOYED AS REGARDS ITS EFFICIENCY, MORAL AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF PERSONNEL, COSTS, AND SUITABILITY FOR ADOPTION AS A GENERAL PATTERN FOR POLICING.

Abstract

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN OPERATIVE A SUFFICIENT LENGTH OF TIME TO OBSERVE DEFINITE RESULTS; HOWEVER, TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS WERE OFFERRED AS FOLLOWS: 1) THE SYSTEM IS APPARENTLY EFFICIENT GIVEN THE CHARACTER OF THE AREAS WHERE IT HAS BEEN EMPLOYED. 2) THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT CONTACT BETWEEN POLICE AND PUBLIC HAS BEEN IMPAIRED. 3) HEALTH, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND MORALE OF PERSONNEL ARE GOOD. 3) THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT DUTY DIVISION BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT AND WEEK-DAY AND SUNDAY HAS BEEN AFFECTED. 4) WHILE THE SYSTEM IS UNLIKELY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL, THE NEED FOR INCREASES IS DIMINISHED. 5) COST OF POLICING IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. 6) RADIOS ARE A NECESSARY PART OF THE SYSTEM. 7) THE COMPETENCE OF THE SARGEANTS IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE SUCCESS OF THE SYSTEM. 8) THE METHOD OF POLICING ANY AREA SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CHIEF CONSTABLE IN CHARGE.