Supervision of Pol-Ch 15, Distribution and Deployment of Field Forces Flashcards
assignments based on proportionate need
selection of factors
weighting of factors
collection of data
such weighting are admittedly subjective but provide a fairly accurate measure for determining relative police needs
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street miles is a far more reliable indicator of the need for patrol time than square miles because patrol time is involved in going from place to place in performing the many kinds of police activities
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response time involved in answering calls may be used instead of street miles, but data are far more difficult to obtain
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steps must be taken to collect necessary statistical data. Some of these are collected in connection with routine record keeping and should reflect the need for police service by hour of day, day of week and area
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additional collected data are obtainable from planning groups and from federal government, which periodically gathers social and economic data in its census studies. data may be useful in analyzing, forecasting the incidence of crime.
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when one of the two or more units assigned to a beat is permitted to jump the most interesting call
the cruiser car effect
personnel are distributed equally throughout the week, those working saturday might have twice the workload as those working sunday.
mechanical or flat system of distribution
*Inflexibility and inefficiency are the by-product of such distribution practices
In order to determine the chronological distribution of personnel, the average percentage of police need must be determined by hour of the day and by day of the week.
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Adjusted total shift deviation (ATSD) is the product of the total percentage deviation from the average hourly need multiplied by the total percentage of need per shift.
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