NCJ Number
13216
Date Published
Unknown
Length
37 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS WHICH DEAL WITH INTERAGENCY RELATIONS AND THE POLICE PRACTICE OF DIVERTING CITIZENS TO APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE AGENCIES.
Abstract
THE INITIAL FOCUS OF THE ANALYSIS CITES THE DEGREE TO WHICH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL FROM SUPPORTIVE-TYPE AGENCIES CAN BE IMPROVED BY HAVING POLICE OFFICERS OBSERVE OPERATIONS IN THESE AGENCIES FOR A GIVEN TIME PERIOD. IN SUCCESSION THE AUTHORS OFFER A DESCRIPTIVE PRESENTATION OF DIVERSION PRACTICES AMONG POLICEMEN BEING STUDIED AND EXAMINE INTERAGENCY RELATIONS AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DEVELOPING DIVERSIONARY POLICY. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL IS DISCUSSED WHICH OFFERS FUTURE DIRECTION FOR POLICE DIVERSIONARY POLICY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)