NCJ Number
14446
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 41 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1974) Pages: 60
Date Published
1974
Length
1 page
Annotation
THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND A MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUE PRODUCED AN ACCEPTABLE DUTY SCHEDULE FOR THE SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Abstract
COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE VARIOUS WAYS OF COMBINING ELEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THOSE COMBINATIONS SATISFYING CERTAIN CONSTRAINTS, COUPLED WITH COMPUTERS PRODUCED A DUTY SCHEDULE THAT WAS COMPATIBLE WITH WORK-LOAD REQUIREMENTS AND MANPOWER ALLOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY CRIME RATE STATISTICS.