NATIONAL EVALUATION OF SELECTED PATROL STRATEGIES, PHASE 1 - PRODUCT 2 - THE UNIVERSE AND SELECTED PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

• NCJ Number: 30381
• Author(s): A J ANDREWS; M R BURT; E F DAVIS; W I HARLOWE; S C HUDSON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 350 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0067
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Institute for Human Resources Research
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

FINDINGS OF INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH SURVEY OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS ON INDIVIDUAL PATROL PROJECTS USING CIVILIAN CLOTHES PATROLS, UNIFORMED TACTICAL PATROLS, AND PATROLS THAT RELY ON MECHANICAL DEVICES.

Abstract

TWENTY-ONE POLICE PATROL PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO WHETHER THEY ARE LOW VISIBILITY, HIGH VISIBILITY, OR COMBINED HIGH/LOW VISIBILITY PATROLS AND THEN EACH IS DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED SEPARATELY. THE ACTUAL INTERVENTIONS OF EACH PROJECT AND THE BASES FOR MEASURING POINTS OF ASSESSMENT DATA ARE PORTRAYED VIA FLOW DIAGRAMS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE UNIVERSE OF SPECIALIZED PATROL PROJECTS, THE SAMPLING TECHNIQUES USED TO SELECT THE PROJECTS STUDIED, THE DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGIES, AND THE METHODS USED IN ANALYZING AND DESCRIBING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES OF SELECTED PROJECTS. THE QUESTIONNAIRE USED IN THIS PATROL SURVEY IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THE REPORT. FOR THE OTHER PARTS OF THIS SIX-PART REPORT, INCLUDING A LITERATURE SEARCH, PROJECT MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE ON SPECIALIZED PATROL, STUDY DESIGNS FOR EVALUATIONS OF SPECIALIZED PATROL, AND A 66-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY, SEE NCJ-30380 AND NCJ-30382 THROUGH 30385.