NCJ Number
3163
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1972) Pages: 44-45
Date Published
1972
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THE POPULAR VIEW OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PATROLMAN IS CRITICIZED AS UNREALISTIC AND INEFFECTIVE FOR CONTEMPORARY CRIME PROBLEMS.
Abstract
THE CLASSIC FOOT PATROL POLICING METHOD BRED CORRUPTION, INJUDICIOUS EXERCISE OF POLICE DISCRETION, AND ACCEPTANCE OF CRIME. COVERT, PLAINCLOTHES OPERATIONS ARE OFFERED AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR SOLVING MODERN LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS IN THE DETECTION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS.