Which concept uses crime analysis to guide when and where patrols are deployed, leveraging uncommitted time?

• A. Directed Patrol
• B. Case Screening
• C. Differential Police Response
• D. Community Policing

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is using data to place patrols where and when crime is most likely to occur, and to fill idle or uncommitted time with proactive coverage. This approach—directing patrols based on crime analysis and patterns—maximizes the impact of limited resources by concentrating police presence in hot spots and during high-risk times. By analyzing where crimes cluster and when they tend to happen, agencies can schedule and route officers to those areas when they’re most likely to deter offending and disrupt opportunities for crime, effectively turning idle time into targeted, preventive patrol.

Other concepts don’t fit this precise focus. Case screening is about evaluating and routing cases after they’re reported, not about deploying patrols based on crime data. Differential Police Response concerns how calls are handled or prioritized, rather than how patrol time is allocated using crime analysis. Community policing centers on building relationships with the public and solving problems collaboratively, which is broader and not specifically about data-driven deployment of patrols during uncommitted time.