ALLEGHENY COUNTY (PA) - RECORDS SYSTEMS ANALYSES OF THE AVALON, CLAIRTON, AND SCOTT TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND CONDUCT OF A RECORDS SYSTEM SEMINAR FOR 21 POLICE DEPARTMENTS - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 34658
• Author(s): L R WALTON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 85 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-003-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Westinghouse Justice Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

MARCH 1976 REPORT ON AN ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CRIMINAL RECORDS SYSTEMS OF REPRESENTATIVE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECORDS SYSTEMS FOR ADOPTION BY SIMILAR DEPARTMENTS.

Abstract

THE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WAS ALSO CONCERNED WITH INSTRUCTING RECORDKEEPING CONCEPTS TO INTERESTED POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. THE BOROUGH OF AVALON (PA) HAS A POPULATION OF 7,086, A POLICE STRENGTH OF 15, AND COVERS AN AREA OF 0.6 SQUARE MILES. THE CITY OF CLAIRTON (PA) HAS A POPULATION OF 13,874, A POLICE STRENGTH OF 33, AND AN AREA OF 2.97 SQUARE MILES. SCOTT TOWNSHIP COVERS A 3.75 SQUARE MILES, HAS A POPULATION OF 22,648, AND A TOTAL POLICE STRENGTH OF 24. EACH INDIVIDUAL POLICE REPORT OR RECORDS FORM USED BY THE THREE DEPARTMENTS IS DESCRIBED AND COMMENTED ON SEPARATELY. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PROPOSED RECORDS SYSTEM IN EACH DEPARTMENT ARE THEN MADE. A GENERALIZED BASIC RECORDS SYSTEM IS INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX ALONG WITH SAMPLE REPORT FORMS.