CONSOLIDATION OF POLICE SERVICES - THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY EXPERIENCE - A STATUS REPORT AND KEY RECOMMENDATIONS

• NCJ Number: 10813
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 70 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Washington Law and Justice Planning Office
• Corporate Author: Eastman Middleton Associates
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. ORIGINAL REPORT ISSUED UNDER TITLE OF 'POLICE SERVICES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY...'

Annotation

EVALUATION OF EXISTING POLICE SERVICES WITHIN THE COUNTY, ANALYSIS OF NEED FOR SERVICES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING SERVICES BY CONSOLIDATION AND COORDINATION.

Abstract

A KEY FEATURE OF THE STUDY WAS THE CLOSE AND CONTINUOUS INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TASK FORCE, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND THE CITIZENRY. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTER FOR POLICE STAFF AND AUXILIARY SERVICES TO MANAGE AND PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND THE LONG-RANGE CREATION OF THREE NEW COUNTY ELEMENTS - A COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, AND AN OFFICE OF COURT SERVICES. CHARTS, FIGURES, AND TABLES PROVIDE GRAPHIC INFORMATION ON PRESENT POLICE ORGANIZATION, POPULATION PROFILES, CLEARANCE RATES, FINANCIAL FACTORS, POLICE PERSONNEL, AND OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES. IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR THESE RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS ARE FOUND IN AN ACCOMPANYING VOLUME, NCJ-10812.