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and called more, such as on a windy night when there really wasn���t a prowler. K9 patrol schools and/or K9 special programs can also impact deployment and seasonality trends. K9 Utilization Analysis Graphs showed the amount of time K9 units were on calls that were considered K9 related. On the average day, there were 2.45 K9 teams working. Sixty-eight percent of the time when K9 teams were on duty, they were responding/ assisting in one of the 38 K9 call categories; of these, 42 percent of the time on-scene was greater than 30 minutes, suggesting the dog was deployed. Utilization by day of the week and by hour were studied, and showed that Mondays, Tursdays and Saturdays had the highest number of calls responded to/assisted. On Wednesdays, there were not fewer calls, but the dogs were training at that time. Twelve percent of the time there were inconsistencies between CAD and RMS (Report Management System) because incident reports indicating K9 activity/involvement q The deployment of K9 teams increases the probability of closure of cases by arrest. The study found that 68 percent of the time when K9 teams were on duty, they were assisting in one of the K9 call categories. was not refected in CAD. As a result, a 12 percent data discrepancy value was added to time calculations. Adding a category in CAD when K9 teams are dispatched would provide more accurate data. Te K9 Utilization Graphs helped the Sherif���s Ofce fgure out when to have K9s on duty. Te number of calls for service categorized as a K9 call (any described as one of the 38 types of calls plus Baker Act) generally begin to increase at 1400 hours on any given day. MODULAR BLOWER ADVANCE WITH CONFIDENCE 1 888 286 6440 www.avon-protection.com/tactical Circle Reader Service #15 or click on EInfo at www.trmagonline.com www.trmagonline.com 25