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RECORDS, PART 1 - TRAINING KEY

NCJ Number
36389
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS TRAINING KEY EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE POLICE RECORD KEEPING FUNCTION IN ENABLING POLICE TO UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS, DETERMINE MANPOWER NEEDS, PREPARE THE BUDGET, AND KEEP THE PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT INFORMED.
Abstract
THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF GOOD POLICE REPORTING AND ELEMENTS OF RECORD CONTROL ARE DISCUSSED. A DISCUSSION GUIDE AND SUPPLEMENTAL READING SUGGESTIONS FOLLOW THE TEXT. FOR PART 2 OF THIS TRAINING KEY, SEE NCJ-36390.