Operationalizing deployment time in police calls for service

Abstract Analyses of emergency calls for service data in the United States suggest that around 50% of dispatched police deployment time is spent on crime-related incidents. The remainder of time is spent in a social service capacity: attending well-being checks and resolving disturbances, for instan...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samuel Langton, Tim Verlaan, Stijn Ruiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Crime Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-023-00198-z