NCJ Number
25058
Date Published
1975
Length
150 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS CONDUCTED BY THE BOSTON POLICE IN WHICH RESPONDENTS PROVIDED INFORMATION ON PLANNING AND RESEARCH UNITS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF STUDIES UNDERTAKEN BY THESE UNITS.
Abstract
NINETY DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED PROVIDING DATA ON THEIR PLANNING UNITS, AND 31 OF THOSE INCLUDED ONE OR MORE STAFF STUDY DESCRIPTIONS FOR THIS CATALOG. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS CURRENT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1974. A SUMMARY OF THE SURVEY RESULTS IS PROVIDED, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON SUCH AREAS AS LOCATION OF THE PLANNING UNITS WITHIN THE POLICE ORGANIZATION OF PLANNING STAFFS, AND FUNDING SOURCES. EACH PLANNING UNIT THAT RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY IS BRIEFLY DESCRIBED, AND THESE ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. FOLLOWING EACH UNIT DESCRIPTION ARE SUMMARIES OF STAFF STUDIES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT. A SUBJECT INDEX OF STUDIES IN THE CATALOG IS INCLUDED.