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number of officers required in patrol, utilizing variable service level schemes and performance <br />1 <br />objectives. <br /> <br />The MAPP is designed to determine the number of officers that need to be assigned to patrol based <br />on established performance objectives. The model first determines the number of officers needed <br />to answer calls for service and then builds upon that number to ensure that enough officers are <br />assigned to patrol so that performance objectives can be met. There are six performance objectives <br />for patrol used in this model. Each is discussed below. <br /> <br />Ability to meet response time goals for Priority 1 calls for service <br /> <br />It is crucial for SAPD officers to be geographically disbursed throughout the community so they <br />are able to respond rapidly to Priority 1 calls. Priority 1 calls involve crimes in-progress and <br />incidents that put citizens in imminent danger where rapid response matters. These incidents are <br />critical, where minutes, and even seconds, can have a major impact on the outcome of the incident. <br />Rapid response to Priority 1 calls for service can increase the probability of arrest of the suspect <br />at the scene of the offense, decrease injuries suffered by the victim, decrease property loss and <br />destruction, and deescalate the situation due to officer presence. It is imperative in order to meet <br />this objective that officers must be immediately sent to the scene once the dispatcher has obtained <br />sufficient information regarding the nature of the call and that officers respond rapidly. The MAPP <br />takes into account the number of officers that need to be assigned to patrol in order to meet <br /> <br />response time goals to Priority 1 calls. <br />Ability to meet response time goals for Priority 2 calls for service <br /> <br />It is also important for officers to respond quickly to Priority 2 calls to ensure the situation does <br />not escalate into a more serious incident. Therefore, the MAPP takes into account the number of <br />officers that need to be assigned to patrol in order to meet response time goals to Priority 2 calls. <br />Ability to meet response time goals for Priority 3 callsfor service <br /> <br />Although these calls are not as critical, it is also important for officers to be able to respond to <br />Priority 3 calls in a reasonable amount of time primarily for citizen satisfaction purposes. <br /> <br />1 The original version of MAPP was built and tested by the author in 2000. Earlier versions of the model were featured <br />in the Executive Issues Seminar Series which was sponsored by the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management <br />Institute of Texas as well as training provided by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Most <br />recently, the MAPP was utilized in comprehensive staffing studies for the Allen TX, Denton, TX, DeSoto TX, El Paso <br />TX, Eugene OR, McKinney TX, Midlothian TX, Richardson TX, Riley County KS, and Rowlett TX Police <br />Departments. The web-based MAPP is used by police and sheriff departments throughout the country through an <br />agreement with the University of North Texas. Dr. Fritsch has also authored a book entitled Police Patrol Allocation <br />and Deployment and published by Pearson Prentice Hall, the only book on the market dedicated to the assessment of <br />police patrol staffing issues as well as a research methods book entitled Applied Research Methods in Criminal Justice <br />and Criminology, published by McGraw-Hill. <br />Ў <br /> <br /> <br />