EXPLORATION OF POLICE AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEEDS IN LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 30691
• Author(s): D L NORRGARD
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 22 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Labette Cty Sheriff's Dept; Labette Cty Probate Court; Parsons Police Dept; Kansas 11th Judicial District, Labette Cty
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A STUDY OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS FOR THE LABETTE COUNTY (KS) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE PARSONS (KS) POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE LABETTE COUNTY PROBATE COURT, AND THE STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR LABETTE COUNTY.

Abstract

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SERVES 650 SQUARE MILES AND 25,779 PERSONS WITH 15 EMPLOYEES (8 SWORN). THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVES 6.5 SQUARE MILES AND 13,415 PEOPLE WITH 33 EMPLOYEES (24 SWORN). THE REPORT IS DATED DECEMBER 11, 1976. RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM THE STUDY INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINT POLICE-COURT FACILITY, LOCATED IN PARSONS, TO SERVE THE LABETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE PARSONS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE LABETTE COUNTY DISTRICT AND PROBATE COURTS. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE INVESTIGATIVE, TRAINING, RECORDS, AND COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE PARSONS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE LABETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BE UNIFIED.