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33. <br /> <br />APPROACHES CONSIDERED <br /> <br />Several alternative approaches <br /> <br />including additional manpower, <br /> <br />have been considered, <br />training, reorganization <br /> <br />of the communications functions, team policing and ad- <br />ditional conventional technology. Although each alter- <br />native has or will provide a necessary boost in manage- <br />ment effectiveness, collectively they could not compar~ <br />with an automatic system in scope or overall impact. It <br />has been determined that a balanced mix of all approaches <br />will be the most effective and least expensive solution <br />to the problems at hand. <br /> <br />Systems with field-proven histories, such as in the City <br /> <br />of Huntington Beach Police Department, have shown the high- <br />est cost savings and price/performance ratios of all basic <br />approaches. The use of technology in support of the various <br />administrative, tactical and operational functions has <br />accelerated tremendously in the last five years, both in <br />private industry and city, state and federal governments. <br />Large quantities of data can now be Stored, retrieved, <br />analyzed and processed at extremely high speeds at very <br />low costs compared to manual methods. The basic manage- <br />ment need for sufficient information can be satisfied <br />through proper application of the Management Information <br />System approach as it relates to the Co~.~m. and and Control <br />functions. The modern digital computer has the capability <br />to manipulate large quantities of information at extremely <br /> <br />- 18 - <br /> <br /> <br />