NCJ Number
37000
Date Published
1976
Length
201 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY PROVIDES DATA ON BOULDER COUNTY (CO), CRIME IN BOULDER COUNTY, AND THE PATROL DIVISION OF THE BOULDER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND IT ANALYZES CERTAIN POLICIES INSTITUTED BY THE PATROL DEPARTMENT.
Abstract
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS ARE EXAMINED FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BOULDER COUNTY. PERSONNEL CHARACTERISITICS, BUDGET, SHIFT ASSIGNMENTS, AND PATROL OFFICER PRODUCTIVITY OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARE DISCUSSED. DATA ON BURGLARIES, LARCENIES, ROBBERIES, ASSAULT, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, AND VANDALISM ARE PRESENTED BY ZONE AND BY SHIFT. POLICY ANALYSIS SECTIONS COVER THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HAVING PATROL OFFICERS PERFORM INVESTIGATIONS TYPICALLY ASSIGNED TO DETECTIVES, A BURGLARY POLICY FOR BOULDER COUNTY, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REASSIGNING PERSONNEL, AND FACTORS CRITICAL TO WORK SCHEDULES.