A different shade of blue: an evaluation of the civilian detective concept and its impact on police capabilities
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Authors
Green, David B.
Subjects
civilianization
civilian investigator
civilian criminal investigator
civilian economic crimes investigator
criminal investigation officer
civilian police investigator
police investigative specialist
detective
sworn detective
civilian detective
detective work
criminal investigation
police capabilities
emergency response
homeland security
San Bernardino terrorist attack
IRC attack
civilian investigator
civilian criminal investigator
civilian economic crimes investigator
criminal investigation officer
civilian police investigator
police investigative specialist
detective
sworn detective
civilian detective
detective work
criminal investigation
police capabilities
emergency response
homeland security
San Bernardino terrorist attack
IRC attack
Advisors
Miller, Patrick
Kiernan, Kathleen
Date of Issue
2016-03
Date
Mar-16
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Financial distress and shrinking police candidate pools have diminished cities’ abilities to protect the public. This thesis examines the manner in which cities have adapted by using civilians to perform the duties of sworn detectives—specifically, whether this practice enhances cities’ contributions to public safety. Nine law enforcement organizations across the country that applied this policy were analyzed. It focused on cost implications, impacts on investigative and emergency response capabilities, job qualifications, training standards, scope of duties, and overall efficacy. Similar themes include the ability of cities to reduce costs and to achieve equivalent work output from civilian personnel. Dissimilar themes surrounded the reasons cities adopted the policy and how they trained the personnel. From the analysis, this thesis determined that the use of civilian personnel does enhance cities’ contributions to public safety. This thesis also identified a need for a uniform national framework for policy adoption and for state peace officer accrediting commissions to develop guidelines for training and certification.
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National Security Affairs
National Security Affairs
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