FIELD EVALUATION OF THE HYPERCUBE SYSTEM FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POLICE PATROL OPERATIONS - FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 44922
• Author(s): N B HELLER; W W STENZEL; A D GILL; R A KOLDE
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 264 pages
• Grant Number(s): APR75-17472
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• Corporate Author: Institute for Public Program Analysis
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TEST IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED PLANNING TOOL FOR EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE POLICE BEAT STRUCTURES AND PATROL DEPLOYMENT POLICIES IS DOCUMENTED.

Abstract

THE FIELD EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO., AND THE CALIFORNIA CITIES OF BURBANK, FRESNO, GARDEN GROVE, HUNTINGTON BEACH, PASADENA, SAN DIEGO, SAN JOSE, SANTA ANA, AND SANTA CLARA. THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EVALUATION, DESCRIBES FIELD TEST ACTIVITIES, AND DISCUSSES THE RESULTS AND PRODUCTS OF THE EVALUATION. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: AN OVERVIEW OF THE HYPERCUBE SYSTEM; CASE STUDIES OF FIELD TEST EXPERIENCES IN THE 10 PARTICIPATING POLICE DEPARTMENTS; COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING HYPERCUBE; ASSESSMENTS OF HYPERCUBE SOFTWARE AND THE PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES IT GENERATES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER EFFORTS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE HYPERCUBE SYSTEM; AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING HYPERCUBE PROGRAMS, DOCUMENTATION, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. RELATED DOCUMENTS INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF THE FIELD TEST (NCJ-44924), GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE HYPERCUBE SYSTEM (NCJ-44923), AND A HANDBOOK ON USING HYPERCUBE COMPUTER PROGRAMS (NCJ-44925). (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--LKM)