NCJ Number
144127
Date Published
1993
Length
72 pages
Annotation
This futures study addresses the issue of the impact problem oriented policing will have on mid-sized police departments in California by the year 2002. Sub-issues discussed in the analysis include the types of training and education officers will need to provide the required services; requirements related to external interactions or liaisons with other agencies; and the nature of citizen feedback, participation, and expectations by the year 2002.
Abstract
Five trends were identified as being important to forecasting the issue and sub-issues: budgetary constraints, effectiveness of traditional policing, need for change in the criminal justice system, changing methods of evaluating police effectiveness, and law enforcement understanding of cultural differences. In addition, five events, thought likely to occur, were factored into the analysis: economic catastrophe, community demands for a civilian review board to monitor the police, appointment of a blue ribbon committee to evaluate police effectiveness, dismissal of the police chief under pressure for insensitivity to community needs, and mandatory problem-oriented policing training. Based on this analysis, strategic management and transitional management plans were outlined. 6 tables, 51 figures, 14 notes, and 18 references