ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STATISTICAL CONTROL CHART TECHNIQUES IN SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS. FINAL REPORT

CONTROL CHART TECHNIQUES CAN ASSIST OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL IN DETECTING STABLE PATTERNS AMONG FLUCTUATING ACCIDENT RATES. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN PART TO EXAMINE THE EFFECT OF MOTORCYCLE OFFICER ALLOCATION UPON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN LOS ANGELES. STATISTICAL TESTS AND CONTROL CHARTS WERE USED ON DATA FROM POLICE ENFORCEMENT BEATS, BUT DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS CONFOUNDING OF ENFORCEMENT EFFECTS AND EXPOSURE EFFECTS LED TO INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS. THE TECHNIQUES HAVE UTILITY IN REAL-TIME ALLOCATION OF ABULANCE SERVICES, POLICE, MANPOWER AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAMS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No 70-12
• Corporate Authors:

  Itte, Calif Univ, Los Angeles

  ,    
• Authors:
  • Fisher, G R
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 90 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Law enforcement; Motorist aid systems; Police traffic direction; Statistics
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway user services
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221744
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM