FULL-SERVICE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING - PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION

• NCJ Number: 27934
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 201 pages
• Contract Number(s): LEAA-J-IAA-036-2
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Public Safety Research Institute, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS TEN ARTICLES WHICH PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATION, OPERATION, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TEAM POLICING SERVICES.

Abstract

ONE PROMISING APPROACH TO IMPROVING POLICE PRODUCTIVITY THAT HAS GAINED CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT IS TEAM POLICING. HOWEVER, TO BE IMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFULLY, THE FULL-SERVICE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING CONCEPT REQUIRES CAREFUL PLANNING AND EXTENSIVE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL TRAINING. THIS MANUAL PROVIDES INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE OF HELP IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FULLSERVICE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING. IT INCLUDES BOTH ORIGINAL AND REPRINTED ARTICLES. AMONG THE SUBJECTS COVERED ARE DEFINITIONS OF TEAM POLICING, THE INTEGRATION OF THE FULL SERVICE AND NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM POLICING CONCEPTS, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEAM POLICING, TEAM POLICING AND UNIONISM, AND FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN PLANNING FOR TEAM POLICING. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE FULL SERVICE MODEL OF POLICING, THE POTENTIAL USES OF POLICE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT IN EFFECTING POLICE CHANGE, AND THE DEMOCRATIC MODEL OF POLICE ORGANIZATION. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE REPORTS AND MATERIALS FROM THREE TEAM POLICING OR FULL SERVICE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES.