MODEL OF BURGLARY PATROL ALLOCATION

• NCJ Number: 42129
• Journal: POLICE SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1977) Pages: 179-184
• Author(s): P BOUDREAUX; G L CARSON; J C PISA; C SCHROEDER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police; Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS SECTION DESCRIBES THE HISTORY AND STATUS OF AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF USING MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO ALLOCATE POLICE STAKEOUTS AT HIGH-BURGLARY RISK LOCATIONS.

Abstract

THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY THE BATON ROUGE (LA) POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OF STAKEOUT PERSONNEL TO SMALL AREAS. THE AUTHORS STATE THAT SUCH MODELS ARE USEFUL IN RANKING AREAS ACCORDING TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF CRIMINAL OCCURRENCE. ...TWH