AREAS OF NEEDED RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION (FROM ISSUES IN POLICE APTROL - A BOOK OF READINGS, 1973, BY T J SWEENEY AND W ELLINGSWORTH - SEE NCJ-25816)

• NCJ Number: 25826
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Kansas City (MO) Police Dept; Police Foundation; Rand Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

SERIOUS KNOWLEDGE GAPS WHICH AFFECT POLICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION ARE DISCUSSED, AND INCLUDE THE EFFECT OF PREVENTIVE PATROL ON CRIME, RESPONSE TIME EFFECTS ON CRIME RATES, AND METHODS OF PREDICTING CALLS FOR SERVICE.

Abstract

SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE ON THE TYPES OF EXPERIMENTATION THAT COULD CLARIFY THESE AREAS. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT IMPROVED METHODS OF DEPLOYING PATROL MANPOWER - SUCH AS COMPUTER-ASSISTED ANALYTIC MODELS WHICH RELATE PATROL INPUTS TO EXISTING CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS - BE TESTED EXPERIMENTALLY AND IMPLEMENTED.