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Chapters: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is the joint city-county police force for Clark County, Nevada. It is run by the Sheriff of Clark County, elected every four years. The Sheriff is the only elected head law enforcement officer within the county. The other major agencies: Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP), Henderson Police Department, North Las Vegas Police Department, Boulder City Police Department, Mesquite Police Department and Clark County School Police Department are headed by chiefs that are appointed and serve for an indeterminate period. Metro is the largest law enforcement agency in the state of Nevada. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) - most often referred to by residents of Las Vegas simply as "Metro" - was formed on July 1, 1973, by merging the Las Vegas Police Department with the Clark County Sheriff's Department. These agencies ceased to exist upon the creation of the LVMPD. Metro serves the city limits of Las Vegas and the unincorporated areas of Clark County. In 1999, an outside audit, commissioned by the City of Las Vegas and conducted by DMG-Maximus, commended the department for having fewer managers and supervisors than are normally found in large police agencies. The audit also said that the managers, both sworn and civilian, were of "excellent quality." The auditors found that the recruitment and selection program was "among the best we have encountered in recent years". Although the City had planned to commission a second phase of the study, DMG-Maximus auditors said they were so impressed with the department that further study was unnecessary, saving the City $180,000 that had bee...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1578776 ... Read more

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Title: Curb appeal.(highway design aesthetics)(Nevada Department of Transportation)
Author: James L. Sipes
Publication: Public Roads (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 69Issue: 2Page: NA

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A newly revised view of Nevada's history by distinguished historian James Hulse. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

A book to make one appreciate Nevada's heritage and frontier ways..
I'm a student at the University of Reno, Nevada and Hulse's book was assigned at the com. college in Reno for History 217. In any case, Hulse is an emeritus professor at UNR who once taught History. I read this book with little expectations. I'm a Reno resident though born in raised in Palm Desert, Ca, yet I was blown away at the recognizable names placed throughout Nevada, its universities, and towns that placed the connection and influence of the frontier attitudes that shaped the State of Nevada. It's an excellent book and Hulse has left me with the need to acquire a more in depth knowledge about these towns, characters, and author. This book is a must read! Feel free to contact cjarrett@unr.nevada.edu if you're a fan, a friend, or UNR student. :)

A "must" about nevada's history
Comprehensive and fluent also for not american readers (I'm Italian).

Excellent
This book is a historical account that is an easy read and provides a full accounting of Nevada's history from the time when American Indian tribes dominated the territory until today. While most people think mostly about Las Vegas when considering Nevada, up until recently most of the human action is the state took place in other locations. James Hulse does a beautiful job in compiling and presenting the influence of mining, railrods, farming & grazing, immigration, water rights, military matters, and politics in all reigons of the state.

If you are interested in a thorough accounting of the history of the state of Nevada, this book is a top choice. ... Read more