NCJ Number
16854
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1974) Pages: 34,36,38,40,42
Date Published
1974
Length
5 pages
Annotation
EXAMINES THE USE OF FOOT PATROLS FOR PURPOSES OF CRIME PREVENTION AND AS AN AID TO IMPROVING POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FOOT PATROLS, AND NOTES THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF A PATROL CAR IN CRIME PREVENTION. COMMON USES OF FOOT PATROLS ARE THEN CITED. THESE USAGES INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, PATROLS IN PARKS, PATROLS IN BUSINESS DISTRICTS DURING THE BUSINESS DAY, TAVERN DISTRICTS, SCHOOL PATROLS, AND SPOT PATROLS.