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...chief is acting more vigorously or imaginatively to prevent new outbreaks than Los Angeles' Thomas Reddin, 52, who understands that the cop today must not only be a well-trained soldier but a "streetcorner sociologist." Says Reddin: "This is the year when the public will suddenly realize that the policeman has more to do with the state of our nation than any other man on the streets today...
...expect the police, no matter how good, to be able to do a first-rate job where society has pulled back. The whole society has failed these people in the ghettos?and then it asks the police to go down and keep order." In the U.S. today, the policeman's role cannot be redefined simply by enlightened police chiefs, or vague calls for law and order, or courts resolved to protect the rights of the individual. It will take a degree of awareness and concern about the causes of violence and social insurrection that is not yet evident in American...
...reporting, the figures are probably a fair approximation of the facts. In response to such statistics, Congress last month promised local police forces major financial backing ($400 million over the next two years) for the first time in history. Even the Post Office has put its weight behind the policeman. Instead of celebrating Boy Scouts or blue jays, a recent 60 special-issue stamp showed a kindly cop-escorting a small boy, with three words in banner red: LAW AND ORDER...
...S.W.A.T. Squad. Every frontline policeman in Los Angeles has been through a three-day riot-control school, and all have been told exactly what to do in event of riot. Officers would no longer work as individuals, but would be assigned to highly mobile, rapidly moving squads. "One man, operating as one man," says Reddin, "can control only one man. One man as part of a squad of ten can control several hundred people." When should a policeman shoot to kill? Reddin is notably evasive, refusing even to outline a situation when he himself would fire his revolver. Ultimately...
...This is beautiful community relations," argues the chief. "The policeman gets to know people. They identify with him, and the chances of one of them throwing a rock at him or at a police car are less. It's the most expensive way of deploying policemen, but in the long run it could very well turn out to be the least expensive." Other cities that had cut back on foot patrolmen are also discovering new virtues in old ways. "When I was walking a beat," remembers St. Louis' Chief Brostron, "the policeman knew the good people and the bad ones...