Each agency is going to handle prioritization differenty, there is no uniform policy. Usually only larger metropolitan agencies have coded response/priority types... but not always. At my agency we give all calls out immediatley upon receipt. If all officers are busy then we stack the call on the beat unit and the Sgt. Thus taking the liability of me the Telecommunicator. And let's remember that it's not the Telecommunicator telling you how to respond it's the policies agreed upon by police and 911 administration. They are not making the decision themselves and has nothing to do with them working the street.
You'll have to decide what will work for your department. What works for others may not be for yours. I think the size and level of "busy-ness" in your agency has alot to do with it. Are your calls always backed up? Do you usually have units free? You might have to experiment to see what works best.
You'll have to decide what will work for your department. What works for others may not be for yours. I think the size and level of "busy-ness" in your agency has alot to do with it. Are your calls always backed up? Do you usually have units free? You might have to experiment to see what works best.
