STUDY OF INTEGRATED LOCATION SYSTEMS - EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 36562
• Author(s): W E FARAGHER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 81 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-025-73
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Aerospace Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE USE OF THE CITIZEN ALARM SYSTEM IN AN INTEGRATED MODE, COMBINING THE PERSONAL ALARM FUNCTION WITH A VEHICLE LOCATION FUNCTION.

Abstract

THE COST/EFFECTIVENESS ASPECTS OF DUAL USAGE ARE INVESTIGATED FOR ALTERNATIVE DEPLOYMENTS IN TERMS OF EXPECTED COST PER CRIMINAL APPREHENSION ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, TWO OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS ARE INVESTIGATED; MUTUAL INTERFERENCE OF RADIO SIGNALS FROM TWO OR MORE VEHICLE-BORNE TRANSMITTERS TO A RECEIVER AND DATA RATE SATURATION OF THE COMMUNICATION LINKS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)