Author: James M. Tien
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
An 18-month test of the split-force patrol concept, based on separation of the call-for-service response and the crime prevention function, found that routine calls were handled more efficiently and arrests improved. The Wilmington, Delaware, split-force patrol experiment was formally conducted from December 1, 1975, through November 30, 1976, with a 6-month design period. The police department was so pleased with the results that it continued split patrols past the test period. In general, each of the two patrol forces handles its own functions but is available to assist the other in emergency situations. The call-response group handled 20.6 percent more calls per officer. Since many of these calls were routine, it was possible to reduce the number of two-person patrols. This increased the need for backup cars 2.6 percent. Overall there was an 18 percent increase in manpower efficiency. The structured crime prevention patrols had a 105.5 percent increase in crime clearances, and arrests were of higher quality. This is due to immediate followup after a felony. However, this increase came at the expense of a 61.4 percent drop in clearances for the detective bureau. Lack of communication and cooperation also resulted. It is suggested this can be mitigated by a more function-oriented work structure and by better management of the detective workload. A benefit was better accountability to management and better direction. The design of the experiment, the design of the evaluation, time statistics, basic workload statistics, arrest-related statistics, and basic patrol procedures are included in this report. Disadvantages of the experiment have been that, while delay time has decreased, travel time has increased: overall response time has not changed. There is also a lack of sector identity. It is suggested that the dispatcher hold noncritical calls until the car in that sector is not busy. It is a matter of policy to inform the caller that there may be a 30-minute delay on noncritical calls when all units are busy.
An Evaluation Report of an Alternative Approach in Police Patrol
Author: James M. Tien
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
An 18-month test of the split-force patrol concept, based on separation of the call-for-service response and the crime prevention function, found that routine calls were handled more efficiently and arrests improved. The Wilmington, Delaware, split-force patrol experiment was formally conducted from December 1, 1975, through November 30, 1976, with a 6-month design period. The police department was so pleased with the results that it continued split patrols past the test period. In general, each of the two patrol forces handles its own functions but is available to assist the other in emergency situations. The call-response group handled 20.6 percent more calls per officer. Since many of these calls were routine, it was possible to reduce the number of two-person patrols. This increased the need for backup cars 2.6 percent. Overall there was an 18 percent increase in manpower efficiency. The structured crime prevention patrols had a 105.5 percent increase in crime clearances, and arrests were of higher quality. This is due to immediate followup after a felony. However, this increase came at the expense of a 61.4 percent drop in clearances for the detective bureau. Lack of communication and cooperation also resulted. It is suggested this can be mitigated by a more function-oriented work structure and by better management of the detective workload. A benefit was better accountability to management and better direction. The design of the experiment, the design of the evaluation, time statistics, basic workload statistics, arrest-related statistics, and basic patrol procedures are included in this report. Disadvantages of the experiment have been that, while delay time has decreased, travel time has increased: overall response time has not changed. There is also a lack of sector identity. It is suggested that the dispatcher hold noncritical calls until the car in that sector is not busy. It is a matter of policy to inform the caller that there may be a 30-minute delay on noncritical calls when all units are busy.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
An 18-month test of the split-force patrol concept, based on separation of the call-for-service response and the crime prevention function, found that routine calls were handled more efficiently and arrests improved. The Wilmington, Delaware, split-force patrol experiment was formally conducted from December 1, 1975, through November 30, 1976, with a 6-month design period. The police department was so pleased with the results that it continued split patrols past the test period. In general, each of the two patrol forces handles its own functions but is available to assist the other in emergency situations. The call-response group handled 20.6 percent more calls per officer. Since many of these calls were routine, it was possible to reduce the number of two-person patrols. This increased the need for backup cars 2.6 percent. Overall there was an 18 percent increase in manpower efficiency. The structured crime prevention patrols had a 105.5 percent increase in crime clearances, and arrests were of higher quality. This is due to immediate followup after a felony. However, this increase came at the expense of a 61.4 percent drop in clearances for the detective bureau. Lack of communication and cooperation also resulted. It is suggested this can be mitigated by a more function-oriented work structure and by better management of the detective workload. A benefit was better accountability to management and better direction. The design of the experiment, the design of the evaluation, time statistics, basic workload statistics, arrest-related statistics, and basic patrol procedures are included in this report. Disadvantages of the experiment have been that, while delay time has decreased, travel time has increased: overall response time has not changed. There is also a lack of sector identity. It is suggested that the dispatcher hold noncritical calls until the car in that sector is not busy. It is a matter of policy to inform the caller that there may be a 30-minute delay on noncritical calls when all units are busy.
An Alternative Approach in Police Patrol
Author: James M. Tien
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Wilmington split-force experiment
Synthesizing and Extending the Results of Police Patrol Studies
Author: Richard C. Larson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Strategic Covert Patrol
Crime Analysis System Support
Author: International Association of Chiefs of Police
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Cop in the Hood
Author: Peter Moskos
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400832268
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
When Harvard-trained sociologist Peter Moskos left the classroom to become a cop in Baltimore's Eastern District, he was thrust deep into police culture and the ways of the street--the nerve-rattling patrols, the thriving drug corners, and a world of poverty and violence that outsiders never see. In Cop in the Hood, Moskos reveals the truths he learned on the midnight shift. Through Moskos's eyes, we see police academy graduates unprepared for the realities of the street, success measured by number of arrests, and the ultimate failure of the war on drugs. In addition to telling an explosive insider's story of what it is really like to be a police officer, he makes a passionate argument for drug legalization as the only realistic way to end drug violence--and let cops once again protect and serve. In a new afterword, Moskos describes the many benefits of foot patrol--or, as he calls it, "policing green."
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400832268
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
When Harvard-trained sociologist Peter Moskos left the classroom to become a cop in Baltimore's Eastern District, he was thrust deep into police culture and the ways of the street--the nerve-rattling patrols, the thriving drug corners, and a world of poverty and violence that outsiders never see. In Cop in the Hood, Moskos reveals the truths he learned on the midnight shift. Through Moskos's eyes, we see police academy graduates unprepared for the realities of the street, success measured by number of arrests, and the ultimate failure of the war on drugs. In addition to telling an explosive insider's story of what it is really like to be a police officer, he makes a passionate argument for drug legalization as the only realistic way to end drug violence--and let cops once again protect and serve. In a new afterword, Moskos describes the many benefits of foot patrol--or, as he calls it, "policing green."
Post-Traditional Public Administration Theory
Author: David John Farmer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100036769X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
This book describes what is argued to be the most effective way of doing public administration thinking. Its aim is to encourage governments to govern fundamentally better in terms of policy and administration. A better understanding of context and identities, imaginization, epistemic pluralism, anti-administration, and the context of economics are examples of what is critical for high effectiveness. The pieces included in this book have been handpicked from the vast academic collection that David Farmer has authored over the last thirty years and which were published in the Journal of Administrative Theory and Praxis and the Journal of Public Administration Education. Collectively, these chapters are intended to help governments use post-traditional public administration theory in order to achieve better praxis.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100036769X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
This book describes what is argued to be the most effective way of doing public administration thinking. Its aim is to encourage governments to govern fundamentally better in terms of policy and administration. A better understanding of context and identities, imaginization, epistemic pluralism, anti-administration, and the context of economics are examples of what is critical for high effectiveness. The pieces included in this book have been handpicked from the vast academic collection that David Farmer has authored over the last thirty years and which were published in the Journal of Administrative Theory and Praxis and the Journal of Public Administration Education. Collectively, these chapters are intended to help governments use post-traditional public administration theory in order to achieve better praxis.