Author: Jeanne Bilanin

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Published: 1974

Total Pages: 11

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This report examines the present provision of law enforcement services in small, nonmetropolitan cities (cities of less than 25,000 population that are not suburbs of larger cities). The provision of police services is discussed in the light of standards developed by the national advisory commission on criminal justice standards and goals and by the American Bar Association. The author cites examples of practices currently in use by small cities around the nation in the following areas: personnel requirements; combining police and fire departments into a public safety departments; staffing requirements (including the use of police reserve units); police administration; training; the definition of basic services; decisions regarding the provision of non-police services; police community relations; and, regionalization.