STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTING A FREE GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE CRIME PREVENTION (FROM ECONOMICS OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 1976 BY LEE R MCPHETERS AND WILLIAM B STRONGE - SEE NCJ-37726)

• NCJ Number: 37739
• Author(s): C S SHOUP
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: Charles C. Thomas
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A MATHEMATICAL MODEL IS PRESENTED FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS DISTRIBUTIONS OF POLICE PERSONNEL FOR ACHIEVING AN EVENLY DISTRIBUTED RISK OF CRIME PER CAPITA FOR ALL DISTRICTS OF A CITY.

Abstract

WHEN THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRIME IS THE SAME IN ALL DISTRICTS DUE TO THE PREVENTIVE ACTION OF DEPLOYED POLICE, THE MODEL BECOMES INAPPROPRIATE IN THAT EACH CRIME EVENT IS NO MORE PREDICTABLE IN ONE DISTRICT THAN ANOTHER, AND FURTHER CHANGES IN DEPLOYMENT ARE FRUITLESS.