State Police in a Rural Area.

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      MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      An investigation of the activities of Troop B of the Massachusetts State Police in a rural area indicates that a significant percentage of the crimes committed in that area are committed by "migrant" criminals, that is, those either not resident in the area at all or not resident in the town in which the crime occurs. When the area of authority and control coincides with, or is larger than, the area of residence of the criminals, efficient crime control is possible. Centralization of control in any organization, if it leads to a coincidence of the area of operations and the area of authority, may lead to a crystallization of relationships in those areas which in turn may promote efficiency of operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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