Download or read book A Patrol Car Allocation Model written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A computer program has been designed for specifying the number of police patrol cars that should be on duty in each geographical command of a city at various times of day on each day of the week. The program is a synthesis of the best features of previous patrol car allocation models, with several improvements, including the capability to prescribe allocations when one tour in each day in each geographical command overlays two other tours. The program was designed to be inexpensive and readily transferable. (Author).
Download or read book Patrol Car Allocation Model written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents a computer program called the Patrol Car Allocation Model (PCAM85), which is designed to help police departments determine the number of patrol cars to have on duty in each of their geographical commands. It tells a department how to match its resources to the time-varying pattern of demands based on desired levels of performance, manpower schedules, and dispatching policies. This volume provides file specifications, installation instructions, and a listing of the program; the Executive Summary (R-3087/1-NIJ) describes PCAM in nontechnical terms; and the User's Manual (R-3087/2-NIJ) gives complete instructions for collecting data and operating the program. PCAM85 is a modernized version of a program that was written in 1975 and is documented in reports of identical titles numbered R-1786/1, R-1786/2, and R-1786/3.
Download or read book Patrol Car Allocation Model Executive summary written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 1985 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patrol Car Allocation Model written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents a computer program called the Patrol Car Allocation Model (PCAM85), which is designed to help police departments determine the number of patrol cars to have on duty in each of their geographical commands. It tells a department how to match its resources to the time-varying pattern of demands based on desired levels of performance, manpower schedules, and dispatching policies. This volume gives complete instructions for collecting data and operating the program; the Executive Summary (R-3087/1-NIJ) describes PCAM in nontechnical terms; and the Program Description (R-3087/3-NIJ) provides file specifications, installation instructions, and a listing of the program. PCAM85 is a modernized version of a program that was written in 1975 and is documented in reports of identical titles numbered R-1786/1, R-1786/2, and R-1786/3.
Download or read book Patrol Allocation Methodology for Police Departments written by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Policy Development and Research and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patrol Car Allocation Model written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patrol Car Allocation Model Executive summary written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents a computer program called the Patrol Car Allocation Model (PCAM85), which is designed to help police departments determine the number of patrol cars to have on duty in each of their geographical commands. It tells a department how to match its resources to the time-varying pattern of demands based on desired levels of performance, manpower schedules, and dispatching policies. This volume describes PCAM in nontechnical terms; the User's Manual (R-3087/2-NIJ) gives complete instructions for collecting data and operating the program; and the Program Description (R-3087/3-NIJ) provides file specifications, installation instructions, and a listing of the program. PCAM85 is a modernized version of a program that was written in 1975 and is documented in reports of identical titles numbered R-1786/1, R-1786/2, and R-1786/3.
Download or read book Patrol car allocation model written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patrol Car Allocation Model Program Description written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Patrol Car Deployment Models written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1975, Rand made available two computer programs for analyzing deployment of police patrol cars: the Patrol Car Allocation Model (PCAM) and the Hypercube Model. PCAM is used primarily to determine the total number of patrol cars a department needs and how they should be allocated over days of the week, hours of the day, and geography. The Hypercube Model is used primarily for designing patrol beats (the areas covered by one car). Both of these models were specifically designed to serve the needs of local police agencies with little or no outside technical assistance. The documentation for each includes a nontechnical executive summary that explains the kinds of applications for which the model is suitable, a user's manual that describes step-by-step how to operate the computer program once it is installed on a computer system, and a program description that provides information for data-processing personnel to install the model, construct a data base, and modify the model if needed. When the models were new, the designers undertook several field test in which they worked closely with police agencies to refine both the models and the methods of applying them. However, after publication of the documentation in 1975, Rand assistance to users has been limited. The designers have provided copies of the computer programs, fixed a few errors in the programs, responded to user inquiries, and provided advice to organizations that included the models in their training program.
Download or read book Allocation Model for Patrol Cars in Cleveland written by Andrew J. Gold and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patrol Deployment written by Margaret J. Levine and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses resource allocation issues that affect patrol operations and demonstrates some of the mechanisms available for resolving them. The authors suggest that managers use the report to select the method most suited to their department's situation. Specifically, the report focuses on calculating the number of patrol officers needed to satisfy departmental service-delivery objectives and distributing those personnel across shifts and geographic boundaries. The report's five chapters are organized to guide the reader through the processes involved in patrol planning, from issue development through the resolution of single and multiple issues and modification of the patrol plan. Also addressed are the concept and benefits of patrol planning, fundamentals of analyzing a patrol plan, analytical techniques, and key planning steps for resolving resource allocation issues. Exhibits and tables are included. Additional sources of information are appended.
Download or read book Police Allocation Manual User s Guide written by Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Traffic Institute and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for the use of municipal police departments, this manual presents methods of determining the number and allocation of personnel for patrol and traffic services for municipal police agencies. The procedures are based on an analysis of officer workload with respect to the amount of time required to complete various tasks in four categories: reactive; proactive, self-initiated and community policing; proactive, uncommitted patrol; and administrative. The procedures rely on historical data and user- supplied performance objectives. Individual chapters present an overview of the methodology, guidelines regarding general implementation strategies and issues of data definition and collection, a recommended data collection and implementation procedure, data requirements.
Download or read book Patrol Car Allocation Model written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Efficient Use of Police Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patrol Allocation Methodology for Police Departments written by Jan M. Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews mathematical modeling methods that have been developed to assist police departments in allocating patrol resources. Issues discussed include: determining the number of patrol cars to have on duty by geography and time of day, designing patrol beats, developing policy for dispatching and redeployment of patrol cars, scheduling manpower to match the variations in the number of cars needed on duty. Traditional approaches to the first issue are based hazard formulas or workload formulas, but better than either of these are computer programs that calculate a variety of performance measures and recommend allocations that meet the objectives established by the department. For designing patrol beats, two models are available. These require much more detailed data than a model for allocating patrol units and should generally be used after a department has determined the appropriate number of units to have on duty. Either model will guide the planner to substantially better beat designs than he can obtain using only a map and manual calculations. Issues of dispatching and redeployment policy are best resolved using simulation models, which are much more expensive and difficult to use than either allocation or beat design models. Most departments would require outside analytical assistance to analyze such issues. Manpower scheduling issues are of several types, and the choice of a suitable model depends on understanding the distinctions among them. Some of these models are very flexible, and most are relatively easy to use. The schedules they generate can be considerable improvements over those now in use in most departments. Guidelines are presented for the organization of a well-managed study of patrol allocation. They deal with the collection and processing of data, assembling a project teams, utilizing available computer programs, and developing new policy.
