BOSTON POLICE DEPT - REPORTS, RECORDS AND COMMUNICATIONS - REPORT

• NCJ Number: 669
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1967
• Length: 84 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-153
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Arthur D Little, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF AN URBAN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.

Abstract

CURRENT PROCEDURES OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE STUDIED IN DEPTH AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN EQUIPMENT AND METHOD ARE MADE. AMONG THE AREAS STUDIED ARE POLICE REPORTS, THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POLICE DISPATCHER, AND THE INTEGRATION OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTO THE SYSTEM. ESTIMATES OF COSTS AND RETURNS OF PROPOSED CHANGES ARE PROVIDED.