NCJ Number
16107
Editor(s)
S RITER
Date Published
1974
Length
37 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE PAPERS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT EXERCISES AND A DISCUSSION OF GOALS FOR POLICE COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.
Abstract
THE FIRST PAPER PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF POLICE COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, DISCUSSES THE BENEFITS OF MAJOR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, AND OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SEQUENCE OF IMPLEMENTATION. THE SECOND PAPER SUMMARIZES THE STATE OF THE ART OF POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY IN TEXAS. IT DESCRIBES THE KINDS OF INFORMATION THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND USEFUL, THE HARDWARE THAT IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS IT AND ITS COST, AND THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS ON ITS USE. THE THIRD PAPER EXAMINES THE WAYS THAT AUTOMATED COMMAND AND CONTROL CAN BE USED TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIME, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE OFFICER RESPONDING TO THE CALL, AND CAPTURE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CONCERNING CALLS FOR SERVICE. ANOTHER PAPER DISCUSSES THE BENEFITS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF COMPUTER DESIGNED WORK SCHEDULES. THE FINAL PAPER DISCUSSES THE EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN POLICE COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS. THESE INNOVATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING - HIGH SPEED ACCESS, AUTOMATED DISPATCH SYSTEMS, MOBILE TERMINALS--LIMITED, MOBILE TERMINALS--FULL, AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING, OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, AND THE UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER, NINE-ONE-ONE.