THEORETICAL APPROACH TO THE ALLOCATION OF POLICE PREVENTIVE PATROL

• NCJ Number: 12027
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 40 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1973) Pages: 53-59
• Author(s): C CLAWSON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATING THE FEASIBILITY OF APPLYING THE CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS.

Abstract

IN DISCUSSING HIS THEORETICAL APPROACH TO THE SUPPRESSION OF CRIME BY PATROL FORCE, THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PROBLEM INCORPORATING THE DEFINITION OF THE GOAL, OPTIMUM LEVEL CRIME PREVENTION, AND THE CONCEPT OF DISUTILITY (NEGATIVE EFFECTS TO THE COMMUNITY). THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A SUGGESTED MATHEMATICAL SOLUTION FOR DETERMINING THE ALLOCATION OF PREVENTIVE PATROL HOURS BY TIME AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.