MANUAL OF AERIAL PATROL - DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONS

• NCJ Number: 76
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 61 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-022
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Los Angeles Cty Sheriff's Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AERIAL PATROL IS EMERGING AS A NEW AND VITAL WEAPON IN THE CONTINUING WAR AGAINST CRIME.

Abstract

THIS LATEST CONCEPT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUE HAS PROVEN ITSELF TO BE AN EFFECTIVE DEVICE IN THE REDUCTION OF CRIME; THROUGH ITS UTILIZATION IN PATROL, OBSERVATION, CRIME PREVENTION AND APPREHENSION. IT HAS FURTHER SERVED - THROUGH THE ADDED DIMENSION OF AERIAL SURVEILLANCE TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF CONVENTIONAL PATROL UNITS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL IS THREE-FOLD - (1) TO PROVIDE A CONSOLIDATION OF INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE AERIAL POLICE PATROL; (2) TO IDENTIFY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONNEL INVOLVED; (3) TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES THROUGH WHICH SUCH AERIAL PATROL IS EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISHED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)