REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL WRITTEN DIRECTIVES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FORMAT AND CONTENT - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 43417
• Author(s): J A CHIPPS
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 93 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT OUTLINES RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLICATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A WRITTEN DIRECTIVES DOCUMENT FOR THE GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS, POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Abstract

SPECIFICALLY, THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE A METHOD FOR ORGANIZING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES TO FACILITATE EASY REFERENCE; STANDARD DEFINITIONS FOR CLASSIFYING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES BY TYPE (E.G., RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES), WHICH PROVIDE WRITTEN ILLUSTRATIONS FOR EACH; AND PROCEDURES FOR THE PREPARATION, ISSUANCE, AND MAINTENANCE OF WRITTEN DIRECTIVES. EXISTING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES ARE MEASURED AGAINST CONTEMPORARY POLICE NEEDS, AND APPARENT DEPARTMENTAL NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED FOR FORMULATING WRITTEN DIRECTIVES FOR THOSE AREAS WHERE NONE EXIST.