A 0-1 Nonlinear-Programming Model For Coast Guard Fisheries Law-Enforcement Aircraft Patrols

    Authors

    R. L. Armacost

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Eur. J. Oper. Res.

    Keywords

    NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; DETERRENCE; FISHERIES; CAR ALLOCATION MODEL; POLICE PATROL; QUEUING MODEL; Management; Operations Research & Management Science

    Abstract

    In response to increased foreign fishing activity near US coasts, the US Coast Guard developed a 0-1 nonlinear programming model of fisheries law enforcement aircraft patrols that identified the level of patrol required to maximize the expected value of the patrol effort. The model results were used to address the strategic questions of determining the required resource levels. to provide justification for additional resources in the budget process, and to establish performance guidelines. A nonlinear behavioral model of a fisherman's probability of violation that explicitly accounted for the deterrent effect of the aircraft patrols was the basis for calculating the expected value of a patrol. The model represented a major advance in characterizing program effectiveness for the fisheries law enforcement program, providing, for the first time, a quantified estimate of deterrence and a defensible analytic basis for determining aircraft needs.

    Journal Title

    European Journal of Operational Research

    Volume

    56

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1992

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    134

    Last Page

    145

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1992HX72200002

    ISSN

    0377-2217

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