NCJ Number
14167
Date Published
1969
Length
129 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A STUDY TO DEVELOP A BASIS FOR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW INTERMUNICIPAL COOPERATION IN POLICE COMMUNICATIONS CAN BE FORMALLY ARRANGED WITHIN THE LAKE MICHIGAN METROPOLITAN AREA.
Abstract
TO IMPROVE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, REDUCE INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS, AND TO GAIN EFFICIENT USE OF THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM, THE NEED FOR COORDINATED EFFORTS BY ALL POLICE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCIES IN A GIVEN REGION IS SEEN AS VITAL. A NINE MONTH STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN ON APRIL 1, 1969, TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR EFFECTIVE COOPERATIVE NETWORK ARRANGEMENT FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE SPECTRUM, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT DEFICIENCIES CAUSED BY EXISTING GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. THIS STAGE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO TAKE STEPS TOWARD THE GOAL OF STIMULATING FAVORABLE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO FITTING THE REGIONAL CONCEPT OF COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT TO THE EXISTING GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT'S EFFORTS, EXAMPLES OF POLICE COOPERATION IN OTHER AREAS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE ARE PROVIDED. AMONG THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE USE OF INTERLOCAL CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS TO GAIN NEW NETWORK ARRANGEMENTS, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INTERSTATE COMPACT TO THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA STATE LEGISLATURES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)