Three

Techniques of
Selecting
Preferred
Alternatives
 A. STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS
- given a set of possible alternatives or
courses of actions.
This said alternatves can be reduced
through the following process:
 The three process:
FEASIBILITY ACCEPTABILITY
SUITABILITY STUDIES
-the reteained and suitable
alternatives are sunjected to
STUDIES those judged to be
feasibility studies.
suitable and feasible
evaluated with general are then analyzed in
policies, rules and laws. includes appraisal of the acceptability studies.
effects of a number of
factors weighed
separately and together .
cost - effectiveness
analysis

- sometimes called COST-

BENEFIT or COST
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS.
must- wants analysis

- combines both strategic and cost -

effectiveness analyses.
- concerned with both the subjective
weights of suitability , feasibility and
acceptability as well as the objective
weights of costs versus benefits.
 MUSTS WANTS

conditions , performances, characteristics

--- PLACED AT THE TOP OF or features that are desirable but not
THE PAGE. absolutely necessary
--listed below the musts and their
-- CONDITIONS THAT ARE SET
corresponding data are completed
BY POLICE CHIEF AND NEED
TO BE MET IN ORDER FOR AN
ALTERNATIVE TO CONTINUE
TO BE A VIABLE CHOICE.
 weights SCORE

evaluation of the actual existence of wants by the

--REFLECT THE chief. the score from 1- 10 is set by the chief to
SUBJECTIVE IMPORTANCE reflect an assessmeent of the subjective or actual
existence of the want. the weight and score are
OF THE WANT AS multiplied and summed.
DETERMINED BY THE
POLCE CHIEF . IT HAS A
SCALE OF 1 ( LOWEST) TO
10 (HIGHEST)