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Response Time <br />National studies have indicated that a quick response time to calls for <br />service has little bearing on whether an arrest is made immediately. Analysis of <br />these finding revealed that often times victims called other family members or <br />friends before calling police. There are significant other reasons however to <br />respond quickly to citizen's calls. Police can often render immediate aid to a <br />victim pending arrival of inedical personnel, they can prevent witnesses from <br />leaving the scene, they can protect physical evidence from destruction, and they <br />can prevent further injury. Most important however, they can meet citizen's <br />expectations. All citizens have the expectation that when they are in trouble, <br />when they are scared or have been assaulted or had their home invaded, that <br />the police care - and will come quickly to their aid. That expectation of a fast <br />response is there regardless of the type of call. Dispatchers can often modify a <br />citizen's expectation by telling them how long it will be, but if not addressed, the <br />citizen will start looking out the window when they hang up the phone. <br />Response Times to Priority One Calls by City <br />, <br />6 <br />5 <br />4 <br />3 <br />2 <br />t <br />0 <br />Paris Denlson Greenville Marshall <br />Page 19 <br />