Quantification of the task performance of a uniformed police patrol officer: A group process approach |
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Authors: | Julian V Pittman Charles Y Thomason |
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Institution: | Health Systems Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | This paper describes the development of a police task performance index (PTPI). This measure, a quantitative indicator of task performance, consists primarily of a ratio of weighted tasks performed to weighted tasks required for a particular situation. Quantification of the index was based on the consensus of an expert panel of police officers. Consensus was obtained through the use of both the Delphi technique and a modified nominal group process.The PTPI was developed for the special case of those police tasks performed by a uniformed patrolman at the scene of a medical emergency. Four categories of medical emergencies were examined—medical emergency only, crime scene with injuries, traffic accident with injuries, and a situation with injuries involving a threat to public safety (e.g. a fire). Application of the index is illustrated in two case examples. |
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