REVIEW OF NILECJ (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE) STANDARDS FOR PASSIVE, HAND-HELD, FIRST GENERATION NIGHT VISION DEVICES

• NCJ Number: 31378
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 15 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT CRITICIZES THE PROPOSED LESL (LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS LABORATORY) STANDARDS FOR NIGHT VISION DEVICES ON THE GROUNDS THAT THEIR IMPLEMENTATION WOULD INCREASE COSTS SIGNIFICANTLY WITHOUT INCREASING PERFORMANCE.

Abstract

A STEP-BY-STEP CRITIQUE EXAMINES PURCHASE COSTS, TEST COSTS, CERTIFICATION COSTS, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STANDARDS IN PROMULGATING HIGHER QUALITY, MORE USEFUL EQUIPMENT. THE PROPOSED PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE DISCUSSED INDIVIDUALLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH ACTUAL POLICE USAGE.