Police Allocation Manual User's Guide

Police Allocation Manual User's Guide
Author: Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Traffic Institute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1991
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

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.

Police Allocation Manual

Police Allocation Manual
Author: Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Traffic Institute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1991
Genre: Police
ISBN:

Intended for the use of state and provincial law enforcement agencies or divisions within agencies, this manual presents methods of addressing two crucial resource allocation issues: (1) the total number of police officers required to provide an acceptable level of traffic services and (2) how a specified total number of officers should be allocated by geographic regions or time periods to produce the maximum agency productivity. The staffing and allocation methods are based on a review of procedures currently used by state and provincial agencies throughout the United States and Canada. Individual chapters present an overview of the model, worksheets and instructions for a step-by-step process for determining staffing levels, and a worksheet for determining staff allocations over several geographic areas or time periods. Guidelines for using the manual, forms, and appended supplemental worksheet and tables.

The Encyclopedia of Police Science

The Encyclopedia of Police Science
Author: Jack R. Greene
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 1575
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0415970008

First published in 1996, this work covers all the major sectors of policing in the United States. Political events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have created new policing needs while affecting public opinion about law enforcement. This third edition of the "Encyclopedia" examines the theoretical and practical aspects of law enforcement, discussing past and present practices.