USE OF INTERACTIVE CCTV (CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION) TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSELING SERVICES IN PHILADELPHIA EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REPORT

• NCJ Number: 14964
• Author(s): W MOY; J R FOULKES
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 16 pages
• Grant Number(s): F19628-73-C-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF WAY FOR PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO EXPAND LEGAL COUNSELING EFFORT BY SHARING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV (CCTV) NET.

Abstract

THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING A CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) NET LINKING HEADQUARTERS WITH ALL DETECTIVE DIVISION STATIONHOUSES AND SELECTED SPECIAL UNITS. THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE NET ENABLING TWO-WAY AUDIO AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION. THE LEGAL COUNSELING SERVICE PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE TO POLICE DETECTIVE DIVISION STATIONHOUSES ON ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE PROCEDURES, AND SCREENING OUT POOR QUALITY CASES. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE ADVANTAGES OF CCTV, ALTERNATIVES TO CCTV, THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE CABLE NET, AND THE CCTV OPERATING PLAN.