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REPORT ON ROTTERDAM POLICE

NCJ Number
16388
Author(s)
W G ASHTON; A PATTERSON; J STOREY; F SMITH
Date Published
1972
Length
44 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT ON THE POLICE FORCE OF ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, WAS PREPARED BY THE CONSTABULARY OF TEESSIDE, ENGLAND, AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO STUDY THE OPERATION OF OTHER EUROPEAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
Abstract
THE CITY OF ROTTERDAM IS DESCRIBED IN A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT. THE ORGANIZATION AND COMMAND STRUCTURE OF THE POLICE FORCE IS OUTLINED, FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSIONS OF RECRUITING AND PERSONNEL, TRAINING, MAJOR INCIDENT PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS, TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS, INTELLIGENCE, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND THE RIVER POLICE. A TABLE PRESENTING COMPARISONS OF IMPORTANT STATISTICS OF BOTH CITIES IS PROVIDED. MAPS, CHARTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT.