Optimal Selection of Police Patrol Beats

@article{Mitchell1972OptimalSO,
  title={Optimal Selection of Police Patrol Beats},
  author={Phillip S. Mitchell},
  journal={Journal of Criminal Law \& Criminology},
  year={1972},
  volume={63},
  pages={577}
}
  • P. S. Mitchell
  • Published 1 December 1972
  • Law
  • Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology
Dr Phillip S. Mitchell is a Law Enforcement Consultant and an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods at California State University, Fullerton, California and serves on the Research & Development Task Force of the California Council on Criminal Justice.
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