NCJ Number
9955
Date Published
1973
Length
55 pages
Annotation
DUTIES OF PATROL COMMANDER IN COMBINING PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PROCEDURES TO PRODUCE A PATROL ORGANIZATION TO CONTROL COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE.
Abstract
FOLLOWING VIOLENCE, THE PATROL COMMANDER USUALLY PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE EVALUATION OF THE PERSONNEL UNDER HIS COMMAND. ACCORDINGLY, THIS MONOGRAPH PRESENTS GUIDELINES IN THE AREAS OF PLANNING, TRAINING, OPERATIONS, AND EVALUATION AS APPLIED TO INCIDENTS OF COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE. PLANNING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES PLANNING FOR PREVENTION INCLUDES ALL THE ANALYSES AND DECISIONS NECESSARY TO PREPARE OPERATIONS FOR REDUCING TENSION AND INTERRUPTING POTENTIALLY VIOLENT ACTIVITIES, PLANNING FOR CONTROL IS ORIENTED TOWARD PREPARING PROCEDURES FOR RAPIDLY RESTORING ORDER ONCE VIOLENCE HAS OCCURRED. IN THE AREA OF TRAINING, THE REPORT CONCENTRATES ON THE STEPS THAT THE PATROL COMMANDER SHOULD TAKE TO PLAN AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL OPERATIONS. THE GUIDELINES ON OPERATIONS FOR PREVENTION COVER THE DETECTION AND REDUCTION OF TENSION AND THE FORESTALLING OF ATTEMPTS TO INITIATE VIOLENCE. OPERATIONS FOR CONTROL INCLUDE THE DEPLOYMENT, MOVEMENT, AND SUPPORT OF POLICE OFFICERS TO END VIOLENCE. THE EVALUATION SECTION DISCUSSES THE WAYS IN WHICH THE PATROL COMMANDER CAN ASSIST THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN CONDUCTING ASSESSMENTS OF PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACTIONS. RELATED VOLUMES COVER GUIDELINES FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE, COMMUNITY RELATIONS PERSONNEL, INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL, AND PATROL PERSONNEL. (SNI ABSTRACT)