NCJ Number
37799
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1976) Pages: 64,68-71
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THE BELIEF THAT ONE-MAN PATROL CARS WILL PROVIDE MORE COST EFFECTIVE POLICE SERVICES IS CHALLENGED - A MIXED PLAN IS SUGGESTED WHICH WOULD UTILIZE BOTH ONE-MAN AND TWO-MAN PATROL CARS WITHIN A PRECINCT.
Abstract
SERVICE ACTIVITY, MEAL PERIODS, SUPERVISORY COSTS, AND SITUATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED. THE AUTHOR WARNS OF FALSE ECONOMIZING AND URGES THAT ADDITIONAL RESEARCH BE PERFORMED ON THIS SUBJECT.