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Therefore, the MAPP takes into account the number of officers that need to be assigned to patrol <br /> <br />Having an officer available to immediately respond to a Priority 1 call <br /> <br />SAPD must have officers available who can immediately respond to a Priority 1 call for service. <br />If all on-duty officers are busy on other calls for service and activities, then the responses to Priority <br />1 calls will be delayed. In order to ensure sufficient immediate availability, a performance <br />objective is set in the MAPP for the percentage of Priority 1 calls for which there should be at least <br />one officer available to respond. This model then takes that percentage into account in determining <br />the number of officers that need to be assigned to patrol. <br />Visibility of officers <br /> <br />The public, as they carry out their daily activities, likes to see police officers. They also like to <br />see police officers in their neighborhoods. It is important for the police to be visible to citizens in <br />order to make citizens feel safe and to deter potential criminal activity. Therefore, the MAPP sets <br />visibility objectives for patrol and determines how many officers need to be assigned to patrol to <br />meet these objectives. <br />Officer Self-Initiated and Administrative Time <br /> <br />The MAPP also takes into account additional performance objectives that are essential to the patrol <br />function. First, officers are expected to spend a certain percentage of their on-duty time performing <br />self-initiated activities such as enforcing traffic violations, stopping suspicious persons, and <br />patrolling locations known for criminal activity. Second, officers spend a certain percentage of <br />their time on administrative activities as well such as activities related to the start and end of each <br />patrol shift as well as meal breaks. The MAPP accounts for these additional activities performed <br />by officers when determining the number of officers that need to be assigned to patrol. <br />PURPOSE OF THE BASE MODEL: <br />ESTABLISHING THE CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE MAPP <br /> <br />The initial objective in the modeling process was to develop a valid mathematical model that <br />replicates the current conditions of patrol in SAPD by building a base MAPP. Validity addresses <br />the accuracy of the modeling process and refers to the extent to which the MAPP is able to measure <br />the current conditions of patrol in SAPD. Although the validity of the MAPP has been <br />demonstrated in prior studies, it is critical to reassess its validity as it applies to SAPD patrol. The <br />validity of the MAPP as it applies to SAPD patrol is tested by building a base MAPP as described <br />in the next section of this report. <br />By utilizing the data presented in the next section, if the base MAPP, through a complex series of <br />statistical computations and algorithms, can identify the current number of officers assigned to <br />Џ <br /> <br /> <br />