Using Pattern Analysis and Systematic Randomness to Allocate U.S. Border Security Resources

• Main Author: Predd, Joel B. (auth)
• Other Authors: Willis, Henry H. (auth), Setodji, Claude Messan (auth), Stelzner, Chuck (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2012
• Subjects: Database design & theory; Police & security services; Political Science; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report investigates how the Office of Border Patrol could employ pattern and trend analysis and systematic randomness to increase interdiction rates and mitigate smuggler adaptation. The analysis shows how approaches that combine the techniques yield higher interdiction rates than approaches us...