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NCJ Number:
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NCJ 175703
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Title:
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Police Departments in Large Cities, 1990-2000
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Series:
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BJS Special Reports
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Author(s):
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Brian A. Reaves Ph.D. ; Matthews J. Hickman
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Corporate Author:
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States
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Date Published:
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2002 |
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Page Count:
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16 |
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Sale Source:
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NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States
Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States |
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Text PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Statistical data |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This report describes trends from 1990 to 2000 among local police
departments serving U.S. cities with 250,000 or more residents. |
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Abstract:
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Comparisons are made in terms of number of sworn and civilian
personnel, female and minority representation among sworn
personnel, officer salaries, officer training and education
requirements, operating budgets, UCR crime rates, computers and
information systems, types of equipment used, type and number of
vehicles, and types of special units. Among large city police
departments, 1990-2000, changes included the number of residents
served increased by 10 percent, resulting in a 7 percent increase
in the number of full-time sworn personnel per 100,000 residents;
the number of UCR violent crimes decreased 34 percent, the number
of UCR property crimes decreased 31 percent, and the number of
full-time local police officers increased 17 percent; the
representation of Hispanics among officers increased from 9
percent to 14 percent in 2000, Blacks from 18 percent to 20
percent, and women from 12 percent to 16 percent; the percent of
departments requiring new officers to have at least some college
rose from 19 percent to 37 percent, and the percent requiring a
2-year or 4-year degree grew from 6 percent to 14 percent. |
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Main Term(s):
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Police statistics |
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Index Term(s):
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Police information systems ; Police education ; Crime statistics ; Budgets ; Pay rates ; Police equipment ; Police personnel ; Specialized police operations ; Minority police ; Police personnel selection ; Police higher education |
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