NCJ Number
9099
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Issue: 261 Dated: (OCTOBER 1972) Pages: 221-229
Date Published
1972
Length
9 pages
Annotation
EXPERIMENTS TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF POLICE INVESTIGATIVE MANPOWER AND TO INCREASE THE RATE OF SERIOUS CRIME CLEARANCE.
Abstract
TWO MAJOR FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INADEQUACY OF POLICE SERVICE ARE THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF POLICE FISCAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES AND THE UNREALISTIC DISTRIBUTION OF POLICE INVESTIGATIVE WORK. THE INVESTIGATIVE PRIORITY INDEX WOULD FACILITATE THE DECISION OF WHICH CASES DO NOT WARRANT FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY. THIS SYSTEM WOULD FREE POLICE TIME TO CONCENTRATE ON MORE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.