POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN POLICE AGENCIES

• NCJ Number: 42380
• Author(s): F A WILEMAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 94 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-09-01-05; 73-01-12-01; 74-01-09-01
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Wisconsin Council on Criminal Justice
• Corporate Author: University of Wisconsin
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS STUDY DEALS WITH WHY POLICY IS NEEDED; THE EFFECT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY. IT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN A POLICE AGENCY WITH A COMPANION PUBLICATION, MODEL POLICY MANUAL.

Abstract

POLICY IS CONSIDERED NEEDED IN ORDER TO CONTROL AND DEFINE THE USE OF POLICE DISCRETION. AREAS IN WHICH POLICE MAY EXERCISE DISCRETION ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN ALL THESE AREAS OF DISCRETION IS DISCUSSED. THE PROCEDURE FOR CONFINING AND STRUCTURING DISCRETION BY POLICY IS TREATED. METHODS FOR DEVELOPING POLICY ARE ALSO PRESENTED. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY, AND CONTINUING POLICY DEVELOPMENT ARE GIVEN MAJOR TREATMENT....RCB