EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION OF THE RPC BIOLUMINESCENCE HEROIN DETECTOR

• NCJ Number: 32151
• Author(s): R N ROGERS; G W TAYLOR; E M WERWERKA; E D LOUGHRAN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (see University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory)
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DUAL-CHANNEL DETECTOR AND A PORTABLE SINGLE-CHANNEL DETECTOR DESIGNED FOR THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT (NYPD) WERE TESTED AND COMPARED ON THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT HEROIN AS WELL AS HEROIN-CUTTING CHEMICALS.

Abstract

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NYPD DETECTOR WOULD GIVE AN IDENTICAL RESPONSE TO A HEROIN CUTTING OPERATION AS TO A POLITICAL CAUCUS FROM BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE RESULTS WERE COMPLETELY NEGATIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE USEFULNESS OF THE NYPD DETECTOR. SEE ALSO NCJ-32150.