Alternate Title
Patrol resource allocation review : phase 3 report / Ryan Prox (iii, 121 pages)
Vancouver (B.C.). Police Department, issuing body.
Note
Authors affiliated with
Vancouver Police Department,
Simon Fraser University.
"February 5, 2007."
Appendix vii: Patrol resource allocation review : phase 3 report / Ryan Prox.
Summary
This report contains an analysis of patrol deployment in the Vancouver Police
Department (VPD) and presents a number of recommendations that have the potential
to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of patrol operations. The analysis presented
below addresses the following questions: What level of service and performance is currently generated by the Operations Division of the VPD; What is the call saturation level of patrol officers; Are efficiency gains realistically achievable ; How should patrol officers be allocated between geographic regions and shifts to
maximize productivity ; What is the optimal proportion of single-officer and two-officer units ; What is the desired service level of patrol operations ; Are additional resources needed to achieve the desired level of service or
performance ; When, where and how should existing and new resources be deployed based on
the desired service goals and the deployment constraints previously mentioned.