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PORTSMOUTH (VA) - POLICE STANDARDS AND GOALS DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM PLAN

NCJ Number
34079
Author(s)
A A THEREAULT; G COLLINGS; W J DIGGLES; B M GRAY
Date Published
1974
Length
200 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE PORTSMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO APPLY STANDARDS AND GOALS RECOMMENDED BY THE REPORT ON POLICE OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS.
Abstract
AN EIGHT-MONTH STUDY OF THE POLICE FUNCTIONS AND NEEDS IN PORTSMOUTH WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PILOT CITY PROGRAM STAFF OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER IN RESPONSE TO CRITICAL MANAGEMENT REPORTS BY THE CITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNER AND A CONSULTANT FIRM DOING A CITY-WIDE SURVEY. THE PROJECT PROVIDED THE DEPARTMENT WITH A FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN TO GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION IN AN ORGANIZED, METHODICAL MANNER WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.