NCJ Number
9814
Date Published
1973
Length
136 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION AND RESULTS OF THREE PROJECTS - A CRIME LABORATORY SURVEY, TEAM POLICING PROJECT, AND COMBINED MULTI-AGENCY METROPOLITAN NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT SQUAD.
Abstract
EVALUATION OF THESE PROJECTS INDICATED THAT THEY GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES. THE METRO SQUAD MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA (HARD NARCOTICS ARRESTS ROSE 233 PERCENT). TEAM POLICING IMPROVED BOTH POLICE MORALE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THE CALIBER OF CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS (CRIME CLEARANCE RATE DOUBLED). THE CRIME LAB SURVEY LAID THE NECESSARY GROUNDWORK FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A METROPOLITAN AREA CRIME LABORATORY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)