NCJ Number
18490
Date Published
1974
Length
55 pages
Annotation
TASK ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE EFFORTS OF THREE RESEARCH COMPONENTS IN DEVELOPING PLANNING INNOVATIONS FOR POLICE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Abstract
THE THREE RESEARCH COMPONENTS WORK WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREAS RESPECTIVELY: PERFORMING COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF EVALUATION CRITERIA, DEVELOPING A SET OF ANALYTICAL AND SIMULATION MODELS, AND EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF NEW CRITERIA, METHODOLOGIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS. SOME OF THE TASKS REVIEWED ARE THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, QUANTITATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTITATIVE MODELS FOR IMPROVED POLICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSE OF THE RANK-AND-FILE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROPOSED INNOVATIONS IN BIG-CITY POLICE DEPARTMENTS.