NCJ Number
40817
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 24-26
Date Published
1977
Length
3 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DECRIBES VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WHICH INFLUENCE POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND DISCUSSES THE NEED TO ADJUST POLICY THERETO TO AVOID URBAN ALIENATION AND DISCONTENT.
Abstract
THE ETHNIC, SOCIAL GROUP, POLITICAL, LANGUAGE, SEX, RESIDENCE, AND IDEOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF AN URBAN POLICE DEPARTMENT PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCES THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY RAPPORT WITH OR HOSTILITY TOWARD THE POLICE. THESE FACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN SELECTING OFFICERS FOR AN URBAN POLICE FORCE....MSP