1. Chapter 6 Patrol and Traffic

2. Introduction
Patrol: Realities, Types, Methods, Systems of Deployment and Effectiveness
Response Time
Kansas City Patrol Experiment
Role of Patrol in Contemporary Policing
Traffic: Role and Dangers

3. Realities of Patrol Use of time by officers Productivity measures
Responding to crime (20%)
2/3 of time “unassigned”
Most time spent gathering information
Productivity measures
Response time
External authorizing environmental stakeholders

4. The Patrol Function Objectives
Protection and defense of lives and property
Repression of criminal and delinquent behavior
Identification, apprehension, and conviction of offenders
Traffic flow and collision reduction
Maintenance of order and public safety

5. The Patrol Function—Types
Information gathering
Conflict resolution
Maintenance/Restoration of control

6. Types of Patrols Random or Routine Patrol Directed Patrol
Aggressive Patrol
Saturation Patrol

7. Effectiveness of Patrols
Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
Reactive Beats
Control Beats
Proactive Beats
No significant difference among types
Groundbreaking study, findings questioned

8. Patrol Methods Automobile Patrol Foot Patrol One Officer Two Officer
Community Policing
Newark Foot Patrol Experiment

9. Patrol Methods (con’t.)
Motorcycle and Bicycle Patrols
Horse Patrol
Water and Helicopter Patrols

10. Patrol Deployment Rotating vs. Assigned Shifts
Time of Day and Shift Hours
7 AM to 3 PM (watch)
3 PM to 11:30 PM (swing watch)
11:00 PM to 7 AM (dog watch)
8 vs. 12 Hour Watches
Fatigue and Circadian Rhythms

11. Patrol Deployment (con’t.)
Allocating Personnel
Foot Patrol vs. Automobile Assignments
Integrated Patrol
1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

12. Traffic Goals and Enforcement
Functions
Elimination of accident causes and congestion
Identification of problems and hazards
Regulation of street and municipal parking
Investigation of accidents
Directing public awareness
Arresting offenders

13. Traffic Goals and Enforcement
Dangers of Traffic Stops
Routine Stops
High-Risk Stops
Automated Traffic Enforcement
System based on cameras
Motion detectors
Monitor traffic flow

14. Reflections On Chapter Six
1. Explain the significance of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment to policing. How did it help shift policing from reactive to proactive strategies?
2. What productivity measures should be used to evaluate the effectiveness of patrol officers?
3. How can a patrol officer’s job be affected by issues of linkage blindness within the department?
4. Explain the role of foot patrol in community policing. What other patrol deployment and shift-structure decisions should a department wishing to implement community policing consider?