EFFECTS OF POLICE WITHDRAWL FROM TRAFFIC CONTROL, A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Traffic law enforcement systems in Australia and New Zealand are compared. In New Zealand there is a municipal traffic department, separate from the police, whose sole responsibility is to regulate traffic, while in Australia the police department performas this function. Relations between the police and the community were found to be significantly better in New Zealand than in Australia.

• Corporate Authors:

  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

  428 East Preston Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Authors:
  • Wilson, P R
  • Chappell, D
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 567-572
• Serial:
  • Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology & Police Sci
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Police powers; Public relations; Traffic control; Traffic law enforcement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141727
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Criminal Justice Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM