NCJ Number
29826
Date Published
1975
Length
108 pages
Annotation
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING DATA AND OPERATING THE HYPERCUBE QUEUING MODEL PROGRAM.
Abstract
THE HYPERCUBE QUEUING MODEL IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO ASSIST POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN DESIGNING PATROL BEATS AND ANALYZING OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF PATROL CAR OPERATIONS. IT STORES GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION LIKE A DISPATCHER'S MAP. ANY CHANGES THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE SHOWN ON A DISPATCHER'S MAP, SUCH AS INCREASING OR DECREASING THE NUMBER OF PATROL CARS, CHANGING THE PATROL AREAS OF CARS, OR OVERLAPPING OR COMBINING PATROL AREAS, CAN BE STUDIED WITH THE MODEL. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES AND GIVES EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS, DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURES TO OPERATE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM ONCE IT HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE USER'S COMPUTER SSYTEM, AND DISCUSSES THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE (SUCH AS THE DISPATCHING STRATEGY EMPLOYED), THE RESULTS, AND THE COSTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION. THE PROGRAM IS WRITTEN IN PL/1 COMPUTER LANGUAGE. FOR THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, SEE NCJ-28925. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)