POLICE DEPARTMENT IN NATURAL DISASTER OPERATIONS DISASTER RESEARCH CENTER REPORT SERIES NO. 6

• NCJ Number: 1955
• Author(s): W C KENNEDY
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 80 pages
• Grant Number(s): OCD PS 64 46
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of the Army
• Corporate Author: Ohio State University
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIBES THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN NATURAL DISASTER OPERATIONS.

Abstract

THE ORGANIZATION OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS IN TERMS OF TIME, FUNCTION, AND AUTHORITY IS INITIALLY DISCUSSED AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE VARIABLES FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S INVOLVEMENT IN DISASTER TASKS. SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION TO DISASTER DEMANDS ARE INDICATED - ASSIGNING PRIORITY TO DEMANDS, REALLOCATING PERSONNEL INTERNALLY, REDEPLOYING AND RECALLING FIELD PERSONNEL, AND REDUCING AND DELAYING NORMAL TASKS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THESE ADAPTATIONS FOR THE AUTHORITY STRUCTURE, THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, AND CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION ARE DISCUSSED. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE POLICE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN EMERGENCY ACTION IS ALSO ELABORATED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)