NCJ Number
9551
Date Published
1968
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THEORETICAL MODEL APPLIED TO THE PROBLEM OF BURGLARY, TO DESIGN A COST-EFFECTIVE PATROL WHICH MINIMIZES THE COST OF BURGLARY NOT TO EXCEED THE BURGLARY LOSSES.
Abstract
'THE THEORY OF RANDOM AREA SEARCH DESCRIBES THE PROBABILITY OF DETECTING AN EVENT (CRIME) THAT TAKES PLACE WITHIN A GIVEN AREA BY AN OBSERVER (THE PATROL) MOVING CONTINUOUSLY IN THE AREA IN A RANDOM MANNER.' (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)