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POLICE PRODUCTIVITY - A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

NCJ Number
50501
Editor(s)
J FREIMUND, M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1978
Length
57 pages
Annotation
LITERATURE FROM THE NCJRS DATA BASE IS CITED IN AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DEALING WITH THE NATURE OF THE POLICE FUNCTION, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICE MANAGEMENT, AND PROBLEMS OF DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT.
Abstract
EIGHTY-TWO BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, AND REPORTS OF FEDERAL AND STATE INITIATIVES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1970 AND 1977 ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR. IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE NATURE OF PRODUCTIVITY FROM SOCIOLOGICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND ECONOMIC VIEWPOINTS, THE SELECTIONS ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF POLICE PRODUCTIVITY: (1) MEASURING PRODUCTIVITY, WITH EMPHASIS ON THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR GAUGING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICE PATROLS, INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, PERFORMANCE, AND CRIME PREVENTION TECHNIQUES; (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT, PROPOSALS FOR IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, AND THE PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS; AND (3) APPROACHES TO IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY, WITH ATTENTION TO EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, INCLUDING TEAM POLICING, CRIME ANALYSIS UNITS, CRIME AND FORENSIC LABORATORIES, EQUIPMENT, CONSOLIDATION, AND REORGANIZATION. NCJRS ACCESSION NUMBERS AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED. A LIST OF SOURCES KEYED TO THE CITATIONS IS APPENDED. AN INDEX IS NOT INCLUDED.