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Exhibit 1: Value Over Replacement Cop (VORC) Formula

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From the article "The IMPACTT of a Patrol Officer: Evaluating Productivity Metrics," July 13, 2020.

A = total monthly on-duty minutes; B = calls-for-service minutes; Γ = follow-up time and meetings; Δ = officer assist time; Ε = number of incident reports; Ζ = number of additional case information reports; Η = number of selectives; Θ = number of warnings; Ι = number of officials; Κ = number of warrants; Λ = number of misdemeanor arrests times their respective weights; Μ = number of arrests for driving under the influence; Ν = number of felonies times their respective weights; Ρ = officer’s prosecution rate; Ξ = officer’s productive time, Α – (Β + Γ + Δ + 20(Ε + Ζ)); Ο = department average P-score, or average, Η + (Θ + Ι + Κ + Λ + Μ + Ν) * Ρ; and Π = department average self-initiated time.

Source: Officer Luke Bonkiewicz, Lincoln (NE) Police Department, "The IMPACTT of a Patrol Officer: Evaluating Productivity Metrics," July 13, 2020, nij.ojp.gov:
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/impactt-patrol-officer-evaluating-productivity-metrics