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Comprehensive Evaluation of Phase Two of the Portsmouth, Virginia Police Department's Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program Executive Summaries - Final Report

NCJ Number
75077
Author(s)
W Pindur
Date Published
1980
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This document presents the findings of an evaluation of the implementation of phase 2 of the Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program (ICAP) by the Portsmouth Police Department in Virginia.
Abstract
This publication contains only executive summaries of the various reports included in a comprehensive evaluation of the successes and failures encountered by the Portsmouth Police Department in its attempts to implement phase 2 of the ICAP model, illustrated by a logic flow and program objective chart. The department's data collection, analysis, planning, and service delivery activities were found to have generally improved. However, the form in which data are collected does not allow for optimum use by police decisionmakers, such as sector commanders. On the other hand, data analysis for operational planning, strategic and tactical decisionmaking, resource deployment, and monitoring crime situations has improved. As regards the close linkage of planning and service delivery required under the ICAP model, it was found that improved police procedures at crime scenes have helped improve the preparation of cases for prosecution. Investigative case management has also improved. The areas which evaluators found still in need of close attention include patrol activities; crime analysis; management capabilities of individuals at various organizational levels, especially in the lower echelons; monitoring of the effects of fixed shifts on officers' performance and morale; and the flow of information between crime analysis, patrol detective, and crime prevention personnel. (Author abstract modified)