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Accession Number:
AD1031027
Title:
Volunteer Flying Organizations: Law Enforcements Untapped Resource
Corporate Author:
Naval Postgraduate School Monterey United States
Report Date:
2016-12-01
Abstract:
Given the fiscal constraints of todays law enforcement environment, many local police and sheriff agencies are unable to fully implement an aviation division due to the inherent costs to operate aircraft and pay professional law enforcement pilots. To cope with the extreme costs, some smaller police forces around the country have relied on the help of volunteer civilian pilots to augment law enforcement based aviation operations. This thesis uses recommendations of the Public Safety Aviation Accreditation Commission PSAAC to provide a foundational understanding on the critical aspects of running a law enforcement aviation division. By using PSAAC as the foundation, this thesis compares the aviation divisions of the following agencies California Highway Patrol CHP, Monterey County Aero Squadron MCAS, and Lane County Sheriffs Office LCSO. Comparing the all-volunteer divisions of MCAS and LCSO to the professional force of CHP yielded a list of best practices for the law enforcement aviation community.
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pages:
0093
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
File Size:
0.67MB
