NCJ Number
38340
Date Published
1973
Length
400 pages
Annotation
GUIDELINES TO BE USED BY POLICE ADMINISTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF NEW PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS.
Abstract
THE GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN DIVIDED INTO EIGHT MAJOR SECTIONS, EACH DEALING WITH A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING PROCESS; THE FIELD SECTION PROVIDES A SERIES OF 12 BASIC SURVEY INSTRUMENTS TO ASSIST POLICE PLANNERS IN OBTAINING DATA NEEDED TO EVALUATE EXISTING PROGRAMS AND IN PREPARING PERSONNEL PROJECTIONS. PROCEDURES FOR ANALYZING VARIOUS TYPES OF DATA AND FOR TRANSLATING THE INFORMATION INTO PROGRAM AND FACILITY MASTER PLANS ARE PRESENTED ON SECTION B. SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND THE MODIFICATION OF EXISTING OPERATIONS ARE MAJOR SOURCES OF FACILITY INADEQUACY, SECTION C FEATURES SUMMARY STATEMENTS DESCRIBING A BROAD RANGE OF BASIC STAFF, AUXILIARY, AND FIELD PROGRAMS. THE FOURTH MAJOR SECTION FOCUSES ON A NUMBER OF BASIC ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS AND INCLUDES A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF FIVE GENERAL TYPES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES. EACH PROTOTYPE IS DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT SHOULD EXIST AMONG THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS THAT MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN THE BUILDING. SPECIFIC ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH VARIOUS POLICE OPERATIONS ARE GRAPHICALLY PRESENTED IN SECTION E. SECTION F, THE SIXTH MAJOR SUBDIVISION OF THE GUIDELINES, IS DEVOTED TO DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF A POLICE FACILITY COMPLEX AND TO A NUMBER OF DESIGN SPECIFICATION STATEMENTS. ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS PERTAINING TO THE OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS OF A POLICE FACILITY ARE GRAPHICALLY PRESENTED IN SECTION G. EACH DRAWING IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF CAPTION GIVING A VERBAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MORE IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT COMPONENT. MATERIALS FOUND IN BOTH SECTIONS F & G ARE CROSS-REFERENCED WITH PROGRAM AND FACILITY STATEMENTS APPEARING ELSEWHERE IN THE BOOK. THE FINAL SECTION PRESENTS A SERIES OF FORMATS THAT CAN BE USED FOR DEVELOPING BUDGET PROJECTIONS FOR PROGRAM AND FACILITY PLANNING PROCESSES. IT ALSO INCLUDES GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTION BUDGETS. A SUBJECT INDEX IS PROVIDED. THE GUIDELINES IS INTENDED TO BE USED AS A SOURCEBOOK FOR THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC POLICE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS BY THOSE ENGAGED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MASTER PLANS FOR LARGE SCALE OPERATIONAL AND FACILITY NETWORKS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)