NCJ Number
594
Date Published
1970
Length
123 pages
Annotation
DISTRIBUTION OF POLICE RESOURCES FOR CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES IS STUDIED USING TECHNIQUES OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.
Abstract
EXISTING DISTRIBUTION OF POLICE AND INDEX CRIMES, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUMBER OF POLICE AND AMOUNT OF CRIME IN A GIVEN DISTRICT, AND RELEVANT DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA ARE ANALYZED. A DECISION MODEL IS ESTABLISHED FOR ANALYSIS AND MORE PRECISE MEASURE OF POLICE PROTECTION BENEFITS ARE SET FORTH.