A computer simulation model for the study of police patrol deployment

Article Abstract:

Simulation models have been suggested as a means of assisting patrol administrators making deployment decisions. The simulation model reported here allows the administrator to study the performance of several complex dispatching tactics including multiple unit dispatching, preemption, and intersector dispatching. Environmental variables, such as interarrival and service times, can be set to reflect any number of possible probability distributions. Sample reports generated by the model are presented, as is information regarding the model's verification. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Law enforcement, Models, Discrete Simulation

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Some Observations on Professionalism and Computer Simulation

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Many professional organizations have adopted formal ethics codes. The Society for Computer Simulation should consider endorsing such a code. Computer simulationists must consider the ethical and value implications of their work. Those in the field of education have a special responsibility to enlighten their students regarding these issues.

Ethics, Social conditions, Programmer, Professional Associations, Organizations, Social Issue, Professionalism

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