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POLICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NCJ Number
10411
Author(s)
A Burton
Date Published
1973
Length
449 pages
Annotation
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION, COVERING TELEPHONES, RADIOS, OR TELETYPEWRITERS ALLOWING CENTRALIZED CONTROL OF POLICE PERSONNEL DISPERSED OVER AN AREA OF OPERATION.
Abstract
HISTORY, ELEMENTS, AND ORGANIZATION OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ARE PRESENTED. SECTIONS DISCUSS THE INSTALLATION, EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A SYSTEM. SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDE RADIO DISPATCHING AND TELEPHONE TECHNIQUES, RECORDS AND DISPATCHER AIDS, BASIC DATA COMMUNICATIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, AND SYSTEM PROTECTION.