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NCJ Number: NCJ 041454

Title: PATROL STAFFING IN SAN DIEGO - ONE- OR TWO-OFFICER UNITS

Author(s): J E BOYDSTUN ; M E SHERRY ; N P MOELTER

Corporate Author: Police Foundation

United States

Publication Date: 1977

Pages: 195

Origin: United States

Language: English

Annotation: THIS STUDY SET IN THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDES THAT ONE OFFICER IN A PATROL CAR PERFORMS MORE SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY AND AS EFFECTIVELY AS TWO OFFICERS AND AT ALMOST HALF THE COST WITH FEWER PUBLIC COMPLAINTS.

Abstract: THE YEAR-LONG STUDY COMPARED 44 ONE- AND TWO-OFFICER UNITS OPERATING IN SIMILAR, AND SOMETIMES HAZARDOUS, AREAS OF SAN DIEGO. THE CALIFORNIA CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN FIELD 18 ONE-OFFICER UNITS FOR LESS THAN THE COST OF 10 TWO-OFFICER UNITS. THE STUDY DESIGN INCLUDED A NUMBER OF AREAS OF COMPARISON OF THE 22 ONE-OFFICER AND THE 22 TWO-OFFICER CARS. THESE AREAS WERE UNIT PERFORMANCE, WHICH MEANS THE TYPE, QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF POLICE PATROL SERVICES PERFORMED; UNIT EFFICIENCY, WHICH REFERS TO THE UNIT TIME AND COST ASSOCIATED WITH COMPARABLE LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE; OFFICER SAFETY, WHICH INVOLVES THE RATES OF ASSAULT ON OFFICERS, SITUATIONS INVOLVING CITIZENS RESISTING ARREST, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND OFFICER INJURIES; AND FINALLY, OFFICER ATTITUDES, WHICH MEANS THE PREFERENCE AND OPINIONS OF ASSIGNED OFFICERS. THE AUTHORS OF THE REPORT INDICATE THAT THIS STUDY SHOULD PROVIDE A NEW POINT OF REFERENCE FOR CONSIDERING PATROL UNIT STAFFING FOR OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)

Index Term(s): Police manpower deployment ; Police effectiveness ; Police safety ; Police patrol ; One man vs two man patrol cars ; Police attitudes

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I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA . I RODE A TWO MAN CAR WITH A FELLOW OFFICER WHO TODAY IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. WE MADE GREAT ARRESTS AND HAD A GOOD TIME . SOME OF YOU YOUNGSTERS OUT THERE MAY BE SURPRISED HOW EFFECTIVE OLD TIME POLICING CAN BE. I CAN SEE NO DISADVANTAGE TO TWO MAN CARS

two man cars are an excelent tool. Years ago, my beat partners and I would often jump into a car together, unbeknownst to our supervisors, and had a lot of proactive responses to some of the most crime ridden areas of the city. We had fun, we learned to rely on each other, and we became friends for life. Someone mentions Major Burbrink's 30 year experience. That speaks for itself. This is one of few adminitrators that has come up through the ranks as a leader by example, (not by the pencil).

I rode 2 Officer cars for nearly 2 years and HATED IT. I got lesssssss work done because the 3-4 different officers I was stuck with were lazyyyyyyyyy. Other problems were one officer smoked, one dipped, and another lived on our beat and always wanted to go home and I sat in the car for an hour plus.... Complaints on officers that normally don't get them, WILL, when they get stuck with a stupid Azzz hole officer.........DUMB DUMB DUMB