NCJ Number
211900
Journal
Techbeat Dated: Summer 2002
Date Published
2002
Length
1 page
Annotation
This article briefly describes how the MOLE Programmable Detection System, designed to detect illegal substances simultaneously or one at a time operates and its effectiveness with explosives.
Abstract
The MOLE Programmable Detection System, manufactured by Global Technical, Ltd., in England is promoted as a device capable of detecting a number of substances, such as drugs and explosives simultaneously or one at a time. The MOLE was field tested in 2002 by the Sandia National Laboratories, at the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)-Rocky Mountain in Denver, CO, to evaluate the explosive detection capability. The results of a double-blind field test indicate that the device performs no better than a random selection process or random guessing. Through additional tests, no contamination was found that could have interfered with the double-blind field test.
Date Published: January 1, 2002
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