INCREASED REGIONAL COOPERATION IN POLICING - THE BAY AREA MIDDLE MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE

• NCJ Number: 29906
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 62 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1975) Pages: 22-23 AND 66
• Author(s): V CIZANCKAS; J FABBRI; G HART; C MARCHAND; R B MURPHY; J C ZURCHER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION THIS INFORMATION AND PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM THAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF FREMONT, HAYWARD, MENLO PARK, OAKLAND, PALO ALTO, AND SAN JOSE IN 1974-75.

Abstract

SEVEN YOUNG POLICE OFFICERS, RANKING FROM PATROL OFFICER TO LIEUTENANT, SERVED FOR SIX MONTHS AS A STAFF ASSISTANT TO A NEIGHBORING DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF OF POLICE. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM, THE OFFICERS' DUAL ROLES. THE PROGRAM'S LOW COST AND POTENTIAL FOR LONG-RANGE SAVING, THE REACTIONS OF THE OFFICERS, AND ATTITUDINAL CHANGES ON THE PART OF THE OFFICERS AFTER RETURNING TO THEIR HOME DEPARTMENTS.