on several hundred patrol staffing studies conducted throughout the United States, estimates that approximately 20 25% of an Officer’s time that he/she is doing job – related tasks is not tracked in the CAD record (this is a general number for all police departments that is applicable to Springdale but it was not specifically derived from the Springdale CAD data). This number is important to remember as it means that a 20 – 25% time” level in the 2011 CAD data analysis is essentially a fully “uncommitted committed workforce. The following summary is provided illustrating the implications of various uncommitted time levels: A 20 25% uncommitted level reflects a patrol staff that is essentially fully • – committed (except during the low CFS hours of the day); this is due to CAD data not capturing all committed time or tasks required/completed by Officers. At this level, during most hours, Officers will be responding to CFS and will not • have time for any consistent proactive or project oriented activity the blocks of – time are generally too short (less than 30 minutes) to allow for meaningful targeted patrol or working on beat projects or neighborhood issues. A 40% uncommitted level is generally sufficient to provide blocks of time where • Officers can conduct targeted patrol, beat projects to address community issues. A 50% uncommitted level will afford a patrol force on most workdays to have a • several hours during their shift to conduct targeted patrol, specific projects to address community issues, and other officer initiated activities. Uncommitted levels above 50% may provide a challenge to supervisors to keep • Officers busy with meaningful work and engaged in the job. Each community can choose an appropriate target of uncommitted time desired for its patrol staff, based on unique needs, available funding and policing model desired. A 40 50% overall average uncommitted time level is a reasonable target/goal for a – community that desires a patrol force that can provide a consistent level of proactive services to the community. Policymakers should determine the policing level for their community and understand the impacts of higher and lower uncommitted time levels.
on several hundred patrol staffing studies conducted throughout the United States, estimates that approximately 20 – 25% of an Officer’s time that he/she is doing job related tasks is not tracked in the CAD record (this is a general number for all police departments that is applicable to Springdale but it was not specifically derived from the Springdale CAD data). This number is important to remember as it means that a 20 – 25% “uncommitted time” level in the 2011 CAD data analysis is essentially a fully committed workforce. The following summary is provided illustrating the implications of various uncommitted time levels: • A 20 – 25% uncommitted level reflects a patrol staff that is essentially fully committed (except during the low CFS hours of the day); this is due to CAD data not capturing all committed time or tasks required/completed by Officers. • At this level, during most hours, Officers will be responding to CFS and will not have time for any consistent proactive or project oriented activity – the blocks of time are generally too short (less than 30 minutes) to allow for meaningful targeted patrol or working on beat projects or neighborhood issues. • A 40% uncommitted level is generally sufficient to provide blocks of time where Officers can conduct targeted patrol, beat projects to address community issues. • A 50% uncommitted level will afford a patrol force on most workdays to have a several hours during their shift to conduct targeted patrol, specific projects to address community issues, and other officer initiated activities. • Uncommitted levels above 50% may provide a challenge to supervisors to keep Officers busy with meaningful work and engaged in the job. Each community can choose an appropriate target of uncommitted time desired for its patrol staff, based on unique needs, available funding and policing model desired. A 40 – 50% overall average uncommitted time level is a reasonable target/goal for a community that desires a patrol force that can provide a consistent level of proactive services to the community. Policymakers should determine the policing level for their community and understand the impacts of higher and lower uncommitted time levels.
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