U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

MAJOR CASE SQUADS - POLICE SERVICES STUDY FACT SHEET

NCJ Number
35946
Author(s)
N M NEUBERT
Date Published
Unknown
Length
8 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTIONS IN THE VARIATIONS IN THE OPERATIONS AND BY-LAWS OF FOUR MAJOR CASE SQUADS WHICH CONSIST OF PERSONNEL OF MEMBER POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO INVESTIGATE SERIOUS CRIMES WHEN REQUESTED BY A MEMBER.
Abstract
THIS REPORT IS PART OF A STUDY OF POLICE SERVICES IN 200 METROPOLITAN AREAS. THE UNITS STUDIED REPRESENT TWO LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS - ST LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY AND TWO SMALLER AREAS - TOPEKA (KS) AND POLK COUNTY (IA). THE SQUADS ARE COMPARED ACCORDING TO ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, OPERATING PROCEDURES, ROLES OF OFFICERS WITHIN THE SQUADS, JURISDICTION, AND COSTS AND SUPPORT. A TABLE IS INCLUDED TO FACILITATE COMPARISONS. FOR RELATED DOCUMENTS, SEE NCJ-35940 THROUGH 35945 AND NCJ-35947.