Police Personnel Allocation Manual User's Guide: Determination of the Number and Allocation of Personnel for Patrol and Traffic Services for Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies

• NCJ Number: 154019
• Author(s): W Stenzel
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 158 pages
• Contract Number(s): DTNH22-92-C-05051
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Admin
• Corporate Author: Northwestern University Traffic Institute
• Sale Source: Northwestern University Traffic Institute; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Version M3.0

Annotation

Intended for the use of municipal police departments, this manual presents methods of determining the number and allocation of personnel for patrol and traffic services for municipal police agencies.

Abstract

The procedures are based on an analysis of officer workload with respect to the amount of time required to complete various tasks in four categories: reactive; proactive, self-initiated and community policing; proactive, uncommitted patrol; and administrative. The procedures rely on historical data and user- supplied performance objectives. Individual chapters present an overview of the methodology, guidelines regarding general implementation strategies and issues of data definition and collection, a recommended data collection and implementation procedure, data requirements. Appended glossary, completed worksheets, and derivations of the major formulas used