DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS FOR PATROL FORCE ALLOCATION

• NCJ Number: 9530
• Author(s): B J KADETS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 30 pages
• Grant Number(s): 70-116 (MA GOVERNOR'S COM)
• Sponsoring Agency: Quincy Police Dept
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENT PATROL SYSTEM OF THE QUINCY, MASS., POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE METHODS TO BE USED TO ANALYZE THE ALLOCATION OF THE PATROL FORCE.

Abstract

THE MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS TO BE EMPLOYED AND THE DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES ARE DISCUSSED. AN INNOVATIVE FEATURE OF THE PROJECT IS THE USE OF COMPUTER METHODS FOR PROCESSING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WHICH WERE DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. RECOMMENDED EXTENSIONS TO THE PROJECT INCLUDE COMPUTER MAPPING OF INCIDENTS AND PATROL SECTORS AND DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF HIGH CRIME AREAS OF THE CITY. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)