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TRAINING BULLETINS FOR PLANNING AND RESEARCH UNITS IN MEDIUM-SIZED POLICE DEPARTMENTS

NCJ Number
180
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1968
Length
114 pages
Annotation
PLANNING PRACTICES AND ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS FOR MEDIUM-SIZED POLICE DEPARTMENTS (75-200 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES) ARE ENUMERATED.
Abstract
BECAUSE MEDIUM SIZED POLICE DEPARTMENTS LACK MANPOWER AND FUNDS FOR FULL TIME PLANNING UNITS, THIS SERIES OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH TRAINING BULLETINS WERE DEVELOPED. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED ARE - THE NATURE OF THE PLANNING PROCESS, ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING, METHODS AND CONCLUSIONS IN DETERMINING MANPOWER NEEDS, ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS, WHO SHOULD DO THE ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS METHODS, VALUE OF AUTOMATED RECORDS SYSTEMS, SCIENTIFIC DISTRIBUTION OF POLICE PATROL FORCES, AND INTEGRATING COURT DECISIONS AND POLICE PRACTICES.