NCJ Number
55249
Date Published
1977
Length
67 pages
Annotation
THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES ARE SUMMED UP FOR SWEDEN'S POLICE IN THIS 1976-77 ANNUAL REPORT. INCLUDED ARE STATISTICS AND INFORMATION ON EXPENSES, STAFFING, TRAINING, ARRESTS AND CLEARANCES, CRIME, AND MORE.
Abstract
TABLES ILLUSTRATE NUMBERS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND NUMBERS OF RECRUITS BY DISTRICT, SEX, AND TYPE OF FUNCTION. THEY GIVE STATISTICS ON TRAFFIC OFFENSES AND ROUTINE INSPECTIONS, ON REPORTED CRIMES, ON ARRESTS BY CRIME TYPE, AND ON RESCUE MISSIONS IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY. PREVENTIVE WORK FOR THE YEAR IS HIGHLIGHTED IN A DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CRIME PREVENTION AND A REVIEW, OF THE PROGRESS OF AN ESTABLISHED AND MANDATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COURSE IN LAW, RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE POLICE. THE COURSE IS TAUGHT BY OFFICERS IN COOPERATION WITH THE SCHOOLS' ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES REPORTED INCLUDE COOPERATIVE WORK WITH FOREIGN POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN INVESTIGATING CRIMES AND ARRESTING SUSPECTS, CONFERENCES AND STUDY VISITS TAKING PLACE IN FOREIGN LANDS, AND ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH INTERPOL. FINALLY, INFORMATION ON POLICE LABORATORIES IN SWEDEN, AND THEIR WORK FOR THE REPORT PERIOD, IS PRESENTED, AS IS GENERAL MATERIAL ON THE ORGANIZATION OF SWEDEN'S POLICE FORCE. NOTABLE AMONG THE YEAR'S EVENTS AND BROUGHT OUT IN THE REPORT ARE THE RECORD INCREASE IN ROBBERIES INVOLVING WEAPONS, THE DECREASING NUMBERS OF PATROL OFFICERS, AND THE STEADY INCREASE IN THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN POLICE INVESTIGATIONS. --IN SWEDISH. (DAG)