NCJ Number
37993
Date Published
Unknown
Length
22 pages
Annotation
THIS PROJECT EXAMINES SEVERAL FACETS OF MANPOWER RESOURCE UTILIZATION BY POLICE DEPARTMENTS, IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT (SYSTEMS OF ALLOCATION, DEPLOYMENT, AND PATROL STRATEGIES AND METHODOLOGIES).
Abstract
BEGUN IN SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, THIS PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED A CORE OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS WHICH ARE TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE DEPARTMENTS. THE PATROL OPERATIONS COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT INVOLVED THE FORMULATION OF PATROL STRATEGIES WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE RATE OF CERTAIN SELECTED SUPPRESSIBLE CRIMES. CRIME SPECIFIC DATA COLLECTION ON THESE CRIMES AND THEIR ELEMENTS ARE THEN ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE CRIME DETERRENCE PATROL STRATEGIES. ONE SUCH STRATEGY IS THE DIRECTED DETERRENT PATROL, WHICH DIRECTS PATROL UNITS TO CERTAIN LOCATIONS AT SPECIFIC TIMES TO CREATE A HIGHLY VISIBLE PRESENCE. THE OTHER COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT IS AN ASSESSMENT OF MANPOWER RESOURCE NEEDS IN RELATION TO POLICE SERVICE WORKLOAD. THIS DATA IS USED IN THE PLANNING OF IMPROVEMENT IN TWO MANPOWER RESOURCE AREAS: DEPLOYMENT AND ALLOCATION.