NCJ Number
29532
Date Published
Unknown
Length
183 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY PROPOSES TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF MUNICIPAL POLICE PATROL SERVICES.
Abstract
THE STUDY ATTEMPTS TO CLASSIFY 'OUTPUT' IN TERMS OF SERVICES RENDERED, AND 'INPUT' IN TERMS OF COSTS TO DERIVE A MODEL PROVIDING THE ECONOMICALLY OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR PATROL OPERATIONS. AN ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE PATROL DIVISION WAS FOUND TO BE ONE THAT: HAS A HIGH RATE OF ARRESTS RESULTING FROM RESPONSES TO CRIME RELATED CALLS; ONE WHICH MINIMIZES PATROL TIME ELAPSED PER DISPATCH EVENT, AND ONE WHICH MAXIMIZES THE DEGREE OF SATISFACTION WITH POLICE SERVICE EXPRESSED BY HIOSE USING IT. SPECIFIC PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES ARE PROVIDED.