APPLICATION OF MOBILE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT - AN INTRODUCTORY PLANNING GUIDE

• NCJ Number: 28581
• Author(s): R L SOHN; J E ABRAHAM; W G LEFLANG; R D KENNEDY; J H WILSON; R M GURFIELD
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 82 pages
• Contract Number(s): NAS 7-100
• Sponsoring Agency: National Criminal Justice Information & Statistics Service; National Aeronautics and Space Admin
• Corporate Author: California Institute of Technology
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS DOCUMENT OFFERS PLANNING GUIDELINES TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SELECTING, EVALUATING, AND DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENTS.

Abstract

THE DOCUMENT DISCUSSES POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS, GIVES A BRIEF REVIEW OF SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTIONS, AND PRESENTS A PLANNING METHODOLOGY FOR: (1) ESTABLISHING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (2) DEVELOPING SYSTEM CONCEPTS (3) PREPARING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, INCLUDING COSTS AND SCHEDULES (4) PERFORMING A COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS THE CHAPTER ON PLANNING METHODOLOGY CONTAINS SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS AND COSTS, AND INCLUDES A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF A POLICE PATROL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM SHOWING PATROL UNIT UTILIZATION, COMMUNICATION CHANNEL LOADING, DISPATCHER LOADING, AND OTHER PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS REQUIRED TO ASSESS POTENTIAL SYSTEM UPGRADES. SYSTEM SIMULATIONS ARE SHOWN FOR A VOICE-ONLY MANUAL SYSTEM, AND FOR A DIGITAL SYSTEM TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTS OF DIGITAL TRANSMISSIONS. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTIONS ARE PRESENTED IN THE APPENDIXES AND CAN BE CONSULTED BY THE PLANNER FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC SYSTEM ELEMENTS. A LIST OF VENDOR CONTACTS IS ALSO INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)