Law Enforcement Management and Administration Statistics, 1990 ...

Table C. -
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Type of agency
County Municipal Special State
police police Sheriff police police
Item description (n=34) (n=360) (n=153) (n = 17) (n-49)
Programs and policies (cant.)
Percent of agencies operating a special unit for:
Bias-related crimes 44% 35% 29% 24% 12%
Comunity crime prevention 91 96 94 65 27
Drunk drivers 74 63 53 24 65
Prosecutor relations 53 55 37 47 22
Repeat offenders 65 37 33 24 14
Victim assistance 26 36 40 29 6
Percent of agencies with a written policy directive pertaining to:
Citizen complaints 94% 95% 86% 66% 92%
Conduct and appearance 97 99 97 100 100
Confidential funds 91 78 79 53 61
Deadly force 97 100 96 100 100
Domestic disputes 91 93 65 47 49
Employee counseling 82 77 72 88 82
Homeless persons 29 30 22 41 6
Juveniles 86 96 91 94 74
Mentally deficient persons 82 86 81 65 53
Off-duty employment 97 95 98 88 100
Private security firms 56 31 33 29 16
Pursu~ driving 97 99 98 94 98
Strip searches 77 81 90 71 37
Drug enforcement
Percent of agencies involved in drug enforcement activities:
Primary drug enforcement responsibility 97% 99% 97% 71% 69%
Operation of a special drug enforcement unit 85 96 90 41 65
Participation in a multiagency drug task force 91 64 93 47 71
Participation in a drug asset forfehure program 97 97 96 41 92
Percent of agencies with drug testing of applicants
for sworn positions:
Mandatory testing requirement 62% 67% 56% 71% 55%
Random selection process 0 1 1 6 2
When use is suspected 6 4 4 6 12
Percent of agencies with drug testing of probationary officers:
Mandatory testing requirement 15% 12% 5% 24% 6%
Random selection process 6 6 7 16 12
When use is suspected 41 39 24 35 37
Percent of agencies with drug festing of offICers
working in drug-related positions:
Mandatory testing requirement 24% 12% 12% 24% 10%
Random selection process 12 9 9 12 10
When us(~ is suspected 44 40 26 29 41
Percent of agencies with drug testing of regular field officers:
Mandatory testing requirement 6% 2% 5% 12% 4%
Random selection process 6 8 7 18 8
When use is suspected 56 46 31 35 49
Percent of agencies with drug testing of civilian employees:
Mandatory testing requirement 3% 6% 9% 6% 0%
Random selection process 3 2 5 6 4
When use is suspected 47 39 28 29 45
Percent of agencies with a drug testing program for nonprobationary
offICers that includes dismissal as a possible sanction:
After one positive drug test 38% 39% 28% 35% 35%
After two positive drug tests 50 47 38 59 41
Percent of agencies with a drug testing progrnm for nonprobationary
offICers that includes dismissal or suspension as possible sanctions:
After one positive drug test 41% 42% 31% 53% 39%
After two positive drug tests 56 51 41 76 47
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