Question

While there are many goals of patrol, most police experts agree that the majority of police patrol efforts are devoted to?

Answer 1

While there are many goals of patrol, most police experts agree that the majority of police patrol efforts are devoted to order maintenance.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: order maintenance

Order maintenance consist of a series of efforts conducted by law enforcement to maintain peace and fair use of public infrastructures. Patrols are necessary for this purpose, since most people rather have a bad crime prevented from happening in the first place rather than happen and being handled efficiently.