NCJ Number
12061
Journal
Public Administration Review Volume: 33 Issue: 5 Dated: (SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1973) Pages: 423-432
Date Published
1973
Length
10 pages
Annotation
COMPARISON OF THE PROVISION OF NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE SERVICES BY SMALL-SCALE AND LARGE-SCALE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AREA.
Abstract
IN EXAMINING SIX NEIGHBORHOODS IN MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, IT WAS FOUND THAT SMALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS CAN PROVIDE HIGHER LEVELS OF SERVICE THAN LARGER DEPARTMENTS. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT HIGH DEGREES OF SPECIALIZATION AND PROFESSIONALIZATION ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE POLICE SERVICES. THE AUTHORS SUGGEST THAT MORE SERIOUS ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO PROPOSALS FOR CREATING SMALL JURISDICTIONS WITHIN LARGE CITIES TO PROVIDE GENERALIZED PATROL SERVICES WHILE ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONTROL. AT THE SAME TIME, LARGE-SCALE POLICE JURISDICTION IN THE SAME CITY MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE THE MORE TECHNICAL SERVICES WHICH REQUIRE SPECIALIZATION OF PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)