European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday july 21,1986 focus on chronic felons agents told Washington up Law enforcement agencies Musl work smarter nol necessarily harder by focusing on chronic offenders who average five or More serious crimes a week a study re leased sunday showed. The police foundation s study found thai repeat offenders commit More serious crimes and cause More problems for police than inc occasional chief  a Marc productive and beneficial approach to Law enforcement would be to set up a special repeat offenders unit to catch career criminals inc study said. Specifically the results strongly Indi Cate that repeal offender units can in crease the apprehension conviction and incarceration of repeat offenders said foundation president Hubert Williams. To prevail in ils Mission said James Stewart director of inc National Institute of Justice a Justice department Agency thai helped fund the study the system Musl work smarter not necessarily harder by removing repeal offenders from the  Williams said the study prompts questions about traditional police operations. The study said Many administrator measure the productivity of officers by the number Ozarr cols they make and few police departments have adopted a targeting approach to catching repeal of fenders. But the report s authors Susan Martin and Lawrence Sherman said a Small proportion of criminals commits a disproportionate number of crimes and most prisons Are overcrowded. Depart ments should selectively focus resources on inc most Active and dangerous Chro Nic  the study a two year j216.000 look at he work of a repeat offender project in inc District of Columbia suggested police departments consider inc net Impact of each arrest rather than numbers. Officers also should mix investigative methods rather than focus on continuous surveillance in apprehend ing offenders. The Csc Archon found thai offenders wanted on warrants accounted for -16 percent of the arrests and others believed to be actively committing Felon in accounted for 24 percent of inc arrests. Offenders encountered accidentally while officers pursued previously selected targets accounted for the remain ing 30 percent of the arrests but the study warns that undercover or unorthodox tactics used by officers pose dangers to civil liberties. It suggests that supervisors guard against harassment entrapment and other Cliv tics thai May violate a citizen s rights. Adequate administrative controls also arc needed when planning target Selec Tion to avoid the danger of having informants who gain knowledge about Community criminal activity to shape targeting priorities the study said. Philly garbage strikers vote to end walkout Philadelphia