Police Allocation Manual User's Guide: Determination of the Number and Allocation of Personnel for Patrol and Traffic Services for Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies. Version M3.0.

摘要

The Police Allocation User's Guide is intended as a companion document to the Police Allocation Manual, Version M3.0, which can be used to determine the number and allocation of personnel for patrol and traffic services for municipal police departments. The Guide consists of four sections and four appendixes. Section 1 ('Introduction') provides an overview of the project and methodology, and the contents of the Guide. Sections 2 and 3 provide specific information and guidelines regarding 'General Implementation Strategies' and 'Data Definition and Collection Implementation Strategies' and 'Data Definition and Collection Issues' respectively. The material in sections 2 and 3 is summarized in a 'Recommended Data Collection and Implementation Procedure' in Section 4. Appendix A contains a list of the data required for each of the nine worksheets in the Manual. Appendix B is a glossary of terms and notation used in the Manual. Appendix C contains an example of the nine worksheets in the Manual in completed form. Appendix D contains derivations of the major formulas used in the Manual. The Guide has been written for use as a reference document to assist Manual users. It is anticipated that no one will study this document section by section, front to back. Rather, it is expected that the Guide will be used as questions about data definitions, data collection, and the use of particular worksheets arise. First-time users will be interested in the implementation strategies discussed in Section 2 and the recommended procedure outlined in Section 4. Experienced users will refer to the information on data definitions and collection in Section 3.