NCJ Number
126832
Date Published
1982
Length
30 pages
Annotation
Directed Patrol is one of the most obvious and important aspects of police work in that criminal information developed directly as a result of patrol activities such as incident reports, field arrests, and other street contacts form an important base for the development of information.
Abstract
Within the Miami Police Department, the Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program (ICAP) process contains four major elements: data collection, analysis, planning, and service delivery. These elements form a progressive logical base for a police management system. The ICAP working group identified problems and the direction which the group had to go in order to create an effective Directed Patrol Program by self assessment, use of various technical manuals, and drawing from the broad experience base of the individuals who composed the group. The recommendations of the group included: (1) The Directed Patrol Program and procedures developed by the group be adopted; (2) The program be implemented immediately on an experimental basis; and (3) This is to be followed up by an intensive one month effort in the development of training programs necessary to make Direct Patrol a success. With the necessary training, equipping, and monitoring of the proposed Direct Patrol Program, the Department will take a major step forward in professional policing. Annex