Library Record
Metadata
Title |
[Madison Police Department newspaper clippings, 1988-1992] |
Physical Description |
138 pieces |
Language |
English |
Summary |
Madison Police Department newspaper clippings, 1988-1992. This collection includes a range of stories about the Madison Police Department that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal, Capital Times, Law Enforcement News (1 item), and Madison Insurgent (1 item). The articles shed light upon the administration of Police Chief David Couper. There are articles about Chief Couper's innovative program of decentralization of enforcement efforts into neighborhood districts. There is also coverage of other issues, such as enforcement techniques, practices, and policy; budgetary and financial matters; personnel concerns (recruitment and training, union relations, disciplinary actions, gender and racial factors, officer safety, and outstanding service); public safety; community relations; crimes against the police and their vehicles; and charges of police brutality. Some articles describe areas of disagreement between Chief Couper and Mayor Paul Soglin. |
People |
Couper, David C. Soglin, Paul |
Subjects |
Government policy Law enforcement Law enforcement officers Law enforcement training Police |
Places1 |
Madison (Wis.) |
Institutions1 |
Madison (Wis.). Police Department. |
Local Search Terms |
Casbarro, Anthony Durkin, Joe Gabor, Randy Gilfoy, Steve McCoy, Frank Mell, Ted Mosley, Grant W. Squires, Adrena Yudice, Luis Public safety Public administration Madison (Wis.) neighborhoods Crime prevention Police recruitment |
Object Name |
Clippings |
Call Number |
PAM 96-13 |
Copy Number |
1 |
Catalog ID Number |
1996.023.0001 |