ANONYMOUS PHONE CALLS TO POLICE - AN ESTIMATE OF 911 IMPACT IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

• NCJ Number: 28742
• Author(s): L RADNER
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 15 pages
• Contract 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

A STUDY OF TELEPHONE COMPLAINT RECORDS IN BERKELEY, OAKLAND, AND FREMONT (CA) TO SEE IF POLICE OPERATIONS WOULD BE AFFECTED IF THE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (911) CALLER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM REDUCES ANONYMOUS CALLS.

Abstract

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SINCE ONLY ABOUT THREE PERCENT OF CALLERS REFUSED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES, AND OF THESE LESS THAN HALF INVOLVED SERIOUS MATTERS, 911 IMPLEMENTATION WOULD NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECT POLICE OPERATIONS.