NCJ Number
13363
Date Published
1973
Length
107 pages
Annotation
APPENDIXES TO A REPORT ON A PROJECT TO DEVELOP COMPUTERIZED TECHNIQUES FOR CONSTRUCTING POLICE WORK SCHEDULES.
Abstract
APPENDIX A FIRST EVALUATES ATTAINMENT OF MAJOR PROJECT OBJECTIVES, WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH SOME OF THE PROCEDURES PROPOSED FOR USE BOTH IN MEETING THESE OBJECTIVES AND IN SECURING POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING WERE SUCCESSFUL. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF PROBLEM AREAS IN THE OVERALL FIELD OF COMPUTERIZED SCHEDULING WHICH WOULD BENEFIT FROM FUTURE ATTENTION. THE REPORT CONCLUDES WITH A REVIEW OF SOME OF THE MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN IMPLEMENTING A COMPUTERIZED SCHEDULING SYSTEM WITHIN A POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN THIS CASE THE ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. APPENDIX B IS A PROGRAM USER'S MANUAL AND IT DESCRIBES HOW TO USE EACH OF THE THREE PROGRAMS THAT WERE DEVELOPED DURING THE PROJECT. IT INDICATES THE FORMATS FOR INPUT DATA AND DISCUSSES THE LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS APPLICABLE TO EACH PROGRAM. FOR THE MAIN REPORT SEE NCJ-012782. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)