| Article ID: | iaor1993148 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 187 |
| End Page Number: | 194 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1992 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Freeman J.M. |
| Keywords: | simulation: applications, personnel & manpower planning |
Government efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the U.K. Police Service continue to be made against a backdrop of rising crime and worsening clear-up rates. As part of a recent initiative within a major metropolitan force, a simulation package has been developed to assist deployment of operational staff. The paper outlines the development of the package (based on the SMALLTALK object-oriented programming system) and provides an overview of the underlying model.