NCJ Number
5882
Date Published
1972
Length
51 pages
Annotation
INFORMATION MANUAL ON THE MACHINE DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM OF THE POMONA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Abstract
SINCE 1955 THE POMONA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN USING DATA PROCESSING MACHINERY TO PROVIDE A DATA BASE FOR DETERMINING CORRECT NUMERICAL PATROL STRENGTH AND EFFECTIVE PATROL DISTRIBUTION. THIS MANUAL PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION FOR THE POLICE REPORTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM AS IT PRESENTLY OPERATES IN POMONA. BY USING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, POMONA IS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS DONE BY PATROL PERSONNEL, HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DO IT, AND THE TIMES AND AREAS OF GREATEST HAZARD TO SPECIFIC CRIMES. WITH THIS INFORMATION, POMONA CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY DISTRIBUTE WORKLOAD AND SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS. COMPUTER PRINT OUTS ARE INCLUDED WHICH MEASURE WORKLOAD AND SET OUT DATA ABOUT CRIMES AND OFFENDERS.