NCJ Number
18890
Date Published
1969
Length
160 pages
Annotation
A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH DEFINES THE POLICE SYSTEM, DEVELOPS A STRUCTURE FOR ALLOCATING COSTS, AND DEVELOPS PRODUCTION MODELS FOR THE RESPONSE FORCE.
Abstract
THE ANALYSIS HAS THREE MAJOR PARTS. THE FIRST PART DEVELOPS A CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE POLICE SYSTEM AND DEFINES THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROBLEM. OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS ARE DETERMINED. THE SECOND PART DEFINES A PROGRAM BUDGET AND APPLIES IT TO THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS STRUCTURE WAS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION MODELS AND THE EVALUATION OF BENEFITS. THE THIRD PART CONSISTS OF PRODUCTION MODELS FOR THE RESPONSE FORCE. THE RESPONSE FORCE IS THE SUBSYSTEM WHICH RESPONDS TO CALLS FOR SERVICE. SIMULATION MODELS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND THE MOBILE PART OF THE FIELD RESPONSE SUBSYSTEM ARE USED TO DETERMINE EFFICIENT COMBINATIONS OF RESOURCES. THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER SIMULATION EVALUATES THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM AND THE NEED FOR EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS. THE FIELD RESPONSE SIMULATION EVALUATES THE BENEFITS FROM A CAR LOCATOR SYSTEM AND SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, SUCH AS INTERDISTRICT DISPATCHING AND THE SCREENING OF CALLS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)