DETERMINING PATROL CAR REQUIREMENTS BY COMPUTER SIMULATION

• NCJ Number: 934
• Author(s): P J CASEY
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 95 pages
• Corporate Author: Arizona State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DETERMINATION OF THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED PATROL CARS IS A NATURAL APPLICATION FOR COMPUTER SIMULATION.

Abstract

TO SIMULATE THE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE DURING POLICE OPERATIONS, THE AUTHOR USED THE EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION ON THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN CALLS, AND SAMPLING FROM ACTUAL DATA FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED TO ANSWER A CALL. TRAVEL TIME IS INCLUDED IN THE LENGTH OF CALL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)