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EVALUATION STUDY IN THE AREA OF CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT - PRODUCT 2 - SITE VISIT CASE REPORTS

NCJ Number
43338
Author(s)
R D ENGLER; W G GAY; D H OVERLY
Date Published
1976
Length
328 pages
Annotation
CASE REPORTS OF 20 LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT PROGRAMS VISITED DURING INFORMATION GATHERING FOR AN EVALUATION STUDY OF CONTRACT LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE PRESENTED. A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND CONTRACT METHODS ARE INCLUDED.
Abstract
THESE CASE REPORTS INCLUDE A DETAILED STUDY OF THE RESIDENT TROOPER PROGRAMS OF THE CONNECTICUT AND MARYLAND STATE POLICE AS WELL AS COUNTY-TO-CITY OR COUNTY-TO-REGION PROGRAMS IN BROWN COUNTY, WISCONSIN; COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; DECATUR COUNTY, IOWA; INGHAM AND WASHTENAW COUNTIES, MICHIGAN; MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA (WHICH ALSO PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE); PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA; LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA; MORRISON, RAMSEY, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, MINNESOTA; ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI; AND WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. THE CITY-TO-COUNTY PROGRAM OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND THE CITY-TO-CITY PROGRAM OF BREA AND YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA, ARE ALSO EXAMINED. EACH REPORT DISCUSSES PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT, BENEFITS, PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED, AND POSSIBLE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM.