Developing an Aggregate Capacity Plan

Southwestern University With the rising demands of a successful football pro gram, the campus police chief at Southwestern Uni versity, John Swearingen, wants to develop a 2-year plan that involves a request for additional resources. The SWU department currently has 26 sworn offi cers. The size of the force has not changed over the past 15 years, but the following changes have prompted the chief to seek more resources: · The size of the athletic program, especially foot ball, has increased. · The college has expanded geographically, with some new research facilities and laboratories now miles away from the main campus. · Traffic and parking problems have increased. · More portable, expensive computers with high theft potential are dispersed across the campus. · Alcohol and drug problems have increased . · The size of the surrounding community has dou bled. · The police need to spend more time on education and prevention programs. The college is located in Stephenville, Texas, a small town about 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Forth Worth metroplex. During the summer months, the stu dent population is around 5,000. This number swells to 20,000 during fall and spring semesters. Thus demand for police and other services is significantly lower dur ing the summer months. Demand for police services also varies by · · · to Time of day (peak time is between 10 P.M. and 2 A.M.). Day of the week (weekends are the busiest) . Weekend of the year (on football weekends, 50,000 extra people come campus). Special events (check-in, checkout, commence ment). Football weekends are especially difficult to staff. Extra police services are typically needed from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on five football Saturdays, All 26 officers are called in to work double shifts. Over 40 law enforcement officers from surrounding locations are paid to come in on their own time, and a dozen state police lend a hand free of charge

(when available). Twenty-five students and local residents are paid to