NCJ Number
17036
Date Published
1968
Length
15 pages
Annotation
THE WORK OF 'HESS ET AL' IN APPLYING COMPUTER TECHNIQUES AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH TO THE STRUCTURING OF POLICE BEATS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO IS DESCRIBED.
Abstract
ANALYTICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES ARE DISCUSSED. SOME OF THE DATA COMPILED IN ANALYZING AND WEIGHTING THE VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, POLICE STRENGTH AND MAJOR CRIME INCIDENCE IN EACH CENSUS TRACT ARE PRESENTED.