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TRAFFIC PATROL CARS - SINGLE OR DOUBLE CREWING

NCJ Number
10235
Journal
Police Research Bulletin Issue: 19 Dated: (SPRING 1972) Pages: 31-34
Author(s)
F H BENTLEY; V E BARDSWELL
Date Published
1972
Length
4 pages
Annotation
DATA COMPILED FROM SIX PARTICIPATING CONSTABULARIES INDICATE THAT TWO-MAN TRAFFIC PATROL CAR TEAMS DEAL WITH SIGNIFICANTLY MORE INCIDENTS THAN DO SINGLE MAN CARS.
Abstract
A STATISTICAL SUMMARY IS INCLUDED. THE AUTHORS POINT OUT THAT FURTHER RESEARCH TO RESOLVE THE SINGLE VS. DOUBLE MANNING CONTROVERSY SHOULD CONSIDER SUCH ASPECTS AS TIME SPENT PER INCIDENT, ACCIDENT RATES, FATIGUE AND MORALE.