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REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL WRITTEN DIRECTIVES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FORMAT AND CONTENT - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

NCJ Number
43417
Author(s)
J A CHIPPS
Date Published
1977
Length
93 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT OUTLINES RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLICATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A WRITTEN DIRECTIVES DOCUMENT FOR THE GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Abstract
SPECIFICALLY, THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE A METHOD FOR ORGANIZING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES TO FACILITATE EASY REFERENCE; STANDARD DEFINITIONS FOR CLASSIFYING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES BY TYPE (E.G., RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES), WHICH PROVIDE WRITTEN ILLUSTRATIONS FOR EACH; AND PROCEDURES FOR THE PREPARATION, ISSUANCE, AND MAINTENANCE OF WRITTEN DIRECTIVES. EXISTING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES ARE MEASURED AGAINST CONTEMPORARY POLICE NEEDS, AND APPARENT DEPARTMENTAL NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR FORMULATING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR THOSE AREAS WHERE NONE EXIST.