| NCJ Number: |
34659  |
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| Title: |
MARTINSBURG (WV) - PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT |
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| Author(s): |
L R WALTON |
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| Corporate Author: |
Westinghouse Justice Institute
United States of America |
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| Date Published: |
1976 |
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| Page Count: |
17 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849
US Dept of Justice
Washington, DC 20531
Westinghouse Justice Institute
Arlington, VA 22202 |
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| Contract Number: |
J-LEAA-003-76 |
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| Publication Number: |
75-126 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
APRIL 15, 1976 REPORT ON THE APPROPRIATENESS OF EXISTING SALARY AND MANPOWER LEVELS AND THE OVERALL ORGANIZATION OF THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVING A TOTAL STRENGTH OF 29 FOR A POPULATION OF 16,500 COVERING 2.7 SQUARE MILES. |
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| Abstract: |
POLICE STRENGTHS, POLICE PERSONNEL/POPULATION RATIOS, SALARIES, AND FRINGE BENEFITS WERE COMPARED TO THOSE OF SIMILAR CITIES WITHIN AN APPROXIMATE 40-MILE RADIUS. THE AVERAGE RATIO FOR THESE NEARBY CITIES WAS 2.54 POLICE EMPLOYEES PER 1000 POPULATION COMPARED THE MARTINSBURG RATIO OF 1.76 PER 1000. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT EXISTING POLICE SALARIES IN MARTINSBURG WERE NOT AT A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH LEVEL TO EFFECTIVELY RECRUIT AND RETAIN SUITABLE APPLICANTS. A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN MANPOWER LEVELS (FROM 29 TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40) IS RECOMMENDED ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SALARY INCREASES FOR EACH RANK OF SWORN PERSONNEL. THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WAS EVALUATED AS PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CUSTODY AND STORAGE OF VITAL POLICE RECORDS, AND THE EXISTING ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT WAS JUDGED TO BE SOUND. ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN THE RECORDS SYSTEM AND A FEW INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS IN DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION ARE SUGGESTED. |
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| Index Term(s): |
Fringe benefits; Pay rates; Personnel administration; Personnel shortages; Police personnel; Technical assistance reports; West Virginia |
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