Less is more: North American case studies on the amalgamation of policing
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Authors
Johnstone, George Stephen
Subjects
amalgamation
police
Canadian policing
American policing
sheriff
state police
municipal police
tripartite
Ontario Provincial Police
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Ferguson
Los Angeles County Sheriff
Pennsylvania State Police
police
Canadian policing
American policing
sheriff
state police
municipal police
tripartite
Ontario Provincial Police
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Ferguson
Los Angeles County Sheriff
Pennsylvania State Police
Advisors
Morag, Nadav
Smith, Paul J.
Date of Issue
2017-09
Date
Sep-17
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
American policing is mired in a stratified model of inefficiency involving nearly 12,500 standalone municipal police agencies. The future of policing requires increased participation in cybercrime, transnational crime, terrorism, and infrastructure protection that cannot be accommodated by small standalone police agencies. Canada shares similar experiences in the origins, maturation, social conditions, and opportunities in policing with success in amalgamating police service. This thesis uses comparative case-study research of successful and failed attempts at amalgamating police services in Canada and America. Analysis and recommendations show that amalgamation can best be achieved through large agency contracting, sheriff services, and state policing. Amalgamation to state policing is recommended based on Canadian case studies and American case studies.
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Reissued 27 Sep 2018 to reflect updated abstract on pages i and v.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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