NCJ Number
12897
Date Published
1973
Length
100 pages
Annotation
SYSTEMS DOCUMENTATION AND PROGRAMS FOR THE DISPATCH REPORTING SUBSYSTEM OF ALERT II.
Abstract
ONE OF A SET OF SEVENTEEN MODULARIZED ALERT II SYSTEMS OPERATING MANUALS, THIS VOLUME REFERS TO THE DISPATCH REPORTING SUBSYSTEM, AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF MANPOWER WORKLOAD AND CALLS FOR SERVICE. REPORTS FROM THIS SYSTEM TELL VARIOUS ADMINISTRATORS WHICH PATROL BEAT HAS THE HIGHEST WORK LOAD, WHICH HOUR OR HOURS OF THE DAY HAVE THE HIGHEST WORK LOAD, THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO HANDLE A PARTICULAR SUCH AS TRAFFIC VIOLATION, DISTURBANCE, ETC., THE AMOUNT OF TIME PATROLMEN ARE SPENDING AT THE POLICE GARAGE WHILE THEIR CAR IS BEING SERVICED, AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER MATTERS LIKE THESE.THE SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION SECTION CONTAINS A SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND A SYSTEM FLOWCHART. THE SOURCE DOCUMENT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION. THE SYSTEM PROGRAM SECTION CONTAINS PROGRAM NARRATIVES, DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC FLOWCHARTS, AND EACH PROGRAM'S EDP (ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING) RECORD LAYOUT. MANY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH PRINT-OUTS. EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS INCLUDE ALARM CALL STATISTICS AND PARTROL WORK LOAD SUMMARIES. FOR OTHER SUBSYSTEMS DOCUMENT, REFER TO NCJ-12898, 12899, 1290412910, AND 13123. FOR DOCUMENTATION APPLICABLE TO ALL SUBSYSTEMS, REFER TO NCJ-12894-12896, 13118, AND 13119. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) KANSAS CITY