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AIDS TO DECISIONMAKING IN POLICE PATROL - A REPORT PREPARED FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

NCJ Number
938
Author(s)
J S KAKALIK; S WILDHORN
Date Published
1971
Length
95 pages
Annotation
ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION IN POLICE OPERATIONS.
Abstract
THE STUDY INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION AND COMPARISON OF THE CURRENT ALLOCATION OF POLICE PATROL RESOURCES IN SIX MAJOR POLICE JURISDICTIONS, A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF CRIME, POLICE RESOURCES, AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IN SEVERAL CITIES, A DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EQUITY OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE PATROL SERVICES, A DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF THE ART OF PATROL ALLOCATION METHODS, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE IN CURRENT METHODS, AND AN IDENTIFICATION OF SOME IMPORTANT PROBLEM AREAS AND KNOWLEDGE DEFICIENCIES THAT MIGHT BENEFIT FROM RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION.