Directed patrolis a police-management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis and evaluation of patrol techniques

Comment on how effective this strategy is and whether or not it actually works.


One form of directed patrol varies the number of officers involved in patrolling according to the time of day or the frequency of reported crimes within an area, so as to put themost officers on the street where and when crime is most prevalent. Wilmington, Delaware, was one of the first cities to make use of split-force patrol, in which only a part of the patrol forceperforms routine patrol. The remaining officers respond to calls for service, take reports, and conduct investigations.

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