NCJ Number
6253
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Dated: (JULY 1970) Pages: 157-166
Date Published
1970
Length
10 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF SEVERAL RECENTLY DEVELOPED MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR USE BY POLICE ADMINISTRATORS IN SOLVING URBAN POLICE PATROL PROBLEMS.
Abstract
THIS PAPER REVIEWS THE USE OF HAZARD FORMULAS, MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF DETERMINING THE NEED FOR AND ALLOCATION OF POLICE PATROL PERSONNEL. THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE NEED FOR NEW QUANTITATIVE METHODS TO ASSIST POLICE ADMINISTRATORS IN RESOLVING PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PATROL OPERATIONS. IT IS SUBMITTED THAT MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF PATROL ACTIVITY CAN BE STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT TO SUCH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AS OPTIMAL DESIGN OF PATROL SECTORS, FORMULATION OF PREVENTIVE PATROL STRATEGIES, EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INNOVATIONS, AND PRECINCT-BY-PRECINCT ALLOCATION OF PERSONNEL. SEVERAL ILLUSTRATIVE MODELS ARE DISCUSSED, WITH EMPHASIS PLACED ON THE DIVERSITY OF MODELING APPLICATIONS IN PATROL OPERATIONS AND ON THE INSIGHTS PROVIDED BY USE OF THE MODELS.