PATTERNS OF AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT - RESEARCH BY QUESTIONNAIRE

• NCJ Number: 7589
• Author(s): B T OLSON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 86 pages
• Corporate Author: Michigan State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

QUESTIONNAIRES DESIGNED TO AID RESEARCHERS IN COLLECTING DATA ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM WHICH IS HIGHLY DECENTRALIZED.

Abstract

THE RESEARCH-BY-MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE IS FOUND TO BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO COLLECT EXPLORATORY DATA WHICH CAN PROVIDE INSIGHTS FOR MORE PENETRATING RESEARCH. THIS MONOGRAPH CONTAINS A DISCUSSION OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES, RESEARCH SUGGESTIONS AND QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDIES, SEVEN QUESTIONNAIRES USED IN PREVIOUS STUDIES, AND A COPY OF THE MICHIGAN LAW ENFORCEMENT INVENTORY QUESTIONNAIRE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT ) MODIFIED