Risk targeted road policing in New Zealand : being smarter and safer in deploying resources to reduce road trauma.

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Perry, V.
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Abstract

Prior to 2001 there was minimal risk targeted road policing in New Zealand (NZ). Most deployment decisions were as a result of anecdotal information; with no real hard data analysis occurring on a regular basis to prove that road policing activity was being undertaken at identified high risk areas. The NZ road toll was at a 10 year average of 558 deaths per annum. The twelve police district based road policing intelligence analysts appointed in 2001 are tasked to analyse crash and ticket data to ensure targeted resource allocation. Analysis of multiple sourced crash data has resulted in the evolution of Risk Targeted Patrol Plans (RTPP's) into CRASH (Crash Risk Analysis by Sectored Highway) books, which profile road sectors and attach risk weightings. CRASH books are a dynamic tool for deploying resources. It is an initiative in the right direction in the deployment of resources at identified high risk times and places to reduce road trauma. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E215375.

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C 40433 (In: C 40388 [electronic version only] /83 / ITRD E215328
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In: [Proceedings of the] 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia, Wednesday 25th October - Friday 27 October 2006, 5 p.

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