DALLAS - POLICE DEPARTMENT - REAL TIME TACTICAL DEPLOYMENT PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 36458
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 10 Dated: (OCTOBER 1976) Pages: 6,8,10-11
• Author(s): C J MACSAS; C MAKRES
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF A PROJECT IMPLEMENTED BY THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A METHOD FOR IMPROVING ITS DEPLOYMENT POTENTIAL THROUGH THE EXPANDED USE OF AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING.

Abstract

THE REAL-TIME TACTICAL DEPLOYMENT (RTD) PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED TO MINIMIZE THE TIME REQUIRED TO DETECT A CRIME PROBLEM, PROCESS DATA RELATED TO THE PROBLEM, AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO PERSONNEL WHO RESPOND TO IT. THE PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED UNDER IMPACT CITIES FUNDING TO COMBAT RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES. THE RTD SYSTEM HAS REDUCED INFORMATION PROCESSING TIME FROM 72 TO 24 HOURS MAXIMUM.