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Municipal Policing in the EU

2013
A search of the indices of most police encyclopaedias for the term ‘municipal policing’ will normally draw a blank or refer to low-level public authority duties performed by local municipal employees. As the previous chapter has shown, municipal policing has always been with us but only in the past two decades has it gained a new lease of life with ...
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THE MUNICIPAL POLICE DETECTIVE: AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

Criminology, 1986
When modern policing in cities developed in the United States, detection was more a private than a public matter. Once public detectives became an integral part of police departments, their role and activities gradually changed. Between the middle of the 19th and 20th centuries, detectives evolved through three phases: secretive rogue, inquisitor, and ...
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Perceived Value of Higher Education among Police Officers: Comparing County and Municipal Officers

Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the perception of higher education among police officers, to determine whether these perceptions vary among county and municipal police officers, and to explore the types of suggestions that officers might have ...
Bradley D. Edwards
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Harm to the liver among employees of the Municipal Police Force

International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2002
The purpose of the study is to assess whether employees of the Municipal Police Force of a big city exposed to urban pollution are at risk of hepatotoxicity. The usual clinical practice tests like AST, ALT, gamma-GT, AP, conjugated and total bilirubin were carried out, accompanied by a questionnaire designed to identify the possible risk factors and ...
TOMAO E., BACCOLO T. P., SACCHI L., DE SIO, SIMONE, TOMEI, Francesco   +4 more
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Future of Municipal Policing in the EU

2013
European society is being policed more than ever before in its history and involves many people working for a variety of public and private organisations. As a consequence the traditional model of municipal policing has expanded to fully embrace not only traditional policing but new technology, civilian support, public and government agencies, and the ...
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Examining the merits of municipal police contracting

Journal of Public Procurement, 2011
The touted benefits of inter-governmental contracting are cost savings and simplicity when compared to shared service agreements. Some managers and public officials resist contracting given the assumption that there may be a drop-off in service quality.
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Using Web 2.0 as a Community Policing Strategy: An Examination of the United States Municipal Police Departments

, 2014
Community policing is intended to empower citizens who are plagued by crime and disorder. Scholars have considered community policing as a proactive measure that addresses issues of disorder to prevent the occurrence of more serious crimes (Goldstein ...
Matthew A. Jones, Melchor C. de Guzman, Korni Swaroop Kumar   +2 more
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Violence by Municipal Police in Canada: 1977–1992

SSRN Electronic Journal, 1995
In general, three organizations of the modern state exert violent coercive power: the military, national security organizations, and various police agencies. Of all these groups, municipal police engage in the most acts of physical violence. This is largely a result of their function, which brings them into far more frequent contact with other citizens
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Radical and Critical Criminology’s Treatment of Municipal Policing

SSRN Electronic Journal, 1998
Municipal policing in advanced industrialized countries is searching for a new paradigm. Traditional methods of administration, investigation, and patrol are often criticized for being outdated and ineffective, and the latest of experiments, community policing and CompStat, are encountering strong skepticism and even opposition in policing circles and ...
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The Interdependence of Municipal and County Police Forces:

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1974
Abstract— In our politically fragmented urban areas, sheriff's police services, like all municipal services, are distributed free of any direct charge. This study attempts to determine the optimal quantities of county police activity each political district should receive as well as their matching tax bills.
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