NCJ Number
39142
Date Published
1976
Length
26 pages
Annotation
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STUDIED CONSISTS OF 40 SWORN POLICE OFFICERS WHO SERVE 36,000 PERSONS LIVING IN AN AREA OF 26 SQUARE MILES.
Abstract
THE REPORT, DATED OCTOBER 20, 1976, CONSISTS OF THE OBSERVATIONS OF A GROUP OF INTERVIEWERS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF MANPOWER. SOME OF THE CHANGES SUGGESTED INCLUDE MODIFYING SHIFT HOURS TO PROVIDE BETTER WEEKEND COVERAGE AND ADJUSTING VACATIONS AND TRAINING SESSIONS TO COINCIDE WITH THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN FEWER CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE RECEIVED....KAP