NCJ Number
19153
Date Published
1974
Length
22 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTION OF A PLAN TO CONTINUE A PILOT CITY PROGRAM IN WHICH POLICE AND CITIZENS PATROL THE CITY TOGETHER ON FOOT.
Abstract
PAC-TAC III (POLICE AND CITIZENS - TOGETHER AGAINST CRIME) WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE BENEFITS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRIME CONTROL, AND POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OF TEAMING TRAINED CIVILIANS WITH POLICE OFFICERS AND ASSIGNING THEM TO BEAT AREAS IN THE CITY. SIXTEEN PAC-TAC TEAMS WILL PATROL NIGHTLY IN FOUR AREAS OF THE CITY. DIFFERENT 'MODES' OF PATROL WILL BE EVALUATED, WITH SOME TEAMS USING BICYCLES TO INCREASE MOBILITY AND SOME TEAMS SUPPORTED BY A MOBILE PAC-TAC UNIT. RESPONSIVE DEPLOYMENT OF THE TEAMS WILL BE UTILIZED BY SUPERVISORS TO ALLOW FOR EFFICIENT USE OF MANPOWER. PAC-TAC III WILL TEST THESE REVISIONS OF THE ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN TO DETERMINE THE BEST METHOD OF TEAM DEPLOYMENT FOR EVENTUAL INSTITUTIONALIZATION. AN EVALUATION WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO MEASURE THE PROJECT'S AFFECT ON ARREST, OFFENSES, CALLS FOR SERVICE, WORKLOADS, RESPONSE TIME, AND DETERRENCE OF STREET CRIME. PAC-TAC III, WHICH WILL OPERATE SIX MONTHS, IS FUNDED BY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)