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The Growth of Compstat in American Policing. Compstat refers to a “Strategic Control System” developed to gather and disseminate information on the NYPD’s crime problems and to track and deal with them. Compstat-full range of strategic problem solving activities in the NYPD.
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Compstat refers to a “Strategic Control System” developed to gather and disseminate information on the NYPD’s crime problems and to track and deal with them. • Compstat-full range of strategic problem solving activities in the NYPD.
Why did NYPD implement Compstat? • What was wrong with NYPD?
COMPSTAT CRIME CONTROL STRATEGY MEETINGS • Precinct Commanders appear before several of the Executive Team. • Discuss crime problems within their precinct and solutions. • Use performance data on crime as point of discussion weekly crime complaints and arrests. • Crime and police activities are clustered together on a map geographically.
Compstat reports serve as a database for precinct Commanders and Executives. • Cross unit coordination is planned if necessary – resource allocation of staff. • Follow up at the next meeting to hold Commanders and Officers accountable
What type of Departments are using Compstat Percent with Compstat Number of Sworn Source: The Growth of Compstat in American Policing - April 2004