Describes findings on the use of police services by 300 women residing in a shelter, specifically those relating to victim-abuser characteristics, variables that significantly correlate with the victims' contacting the police, and general patterns of police service use by spousal abuse victims. Draws practice implications for police, social…

Describes a cooperative program designed to relieve police of their community social service role so that they may have more time for law enforcement crises. (Author)

Proposes that the barrier to cooperation between social workers and police officers is one of sex-role stereotypes. Suggests that the solution lies in the social organization of a capitalist society. (Author)

Describes the Erie Family Crisis Intervention Project. As a joint project of the police and social work professions, it utilizes the talents of both groups to provide services to families which are undergoing crisis or a mental health emergency. (SJL)

Describes an approach to cooperative efforts between a mental health center and a law enforcement agency. A series of programs were developed to provide human relations skills training to police officers. These cooperative training programs are designed to increase interpersonal sensitivity in dealing with citizens and fellow officers alike. (SJL)

Police social work had a promising start in the early decades of this century but then faded. This article represents an important first step toward uncovering the history of the police social work movement--a necessary step if social work intervention is to find its way back into police departments. (Author)