NCJ Number
35398
Journal
Police Research Bulletin Issue: 27 Dated: (SUMMER 1976) Pages: 20-24
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF AN ENGLISH EXPERIMENT WHICH USED CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) TO BRIEF ALL POLICE SHIFTS IN PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO ASSESS WHETHER THE USE OF CCTV FOR BRIEFINGS WOULD IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY AND THEREFORE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRIEFING. BRIEFING PROGRAMS WERE MADE IN A STUDIO ON POLICE PREMISES AND THE BRIEFING PROGRAMS WERE TRANSMITTED TO FIVE SUB-DIVISIONAL POLICE STATIONS. EVALUATION OF THE EXPERIMENT CONCENTRATED ON THE ATTITUDES OF THE POLICE OFFICERS TO CCTV BRIEFING AND THE DEGREE TO WHICH OFFICERS COULD RECALL THE INFORMATION PRESENTED. RESULTS INDICATED THAT CCTV PRODUCES IMPROVED BRIEFINGS AND THAT POLICE OFFICERS TEND TO REMEMBER MORE ABOUT A TELEVISION BRIEFING AND THINK THAT IT IS BETTER PRESENTED THAN ITS TRADITIONAL COUNTERPART. THE REASON THAT IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE, HOWEVER, APPEARS TO BE THE MORE CAREFUL SELECTION, PREPARATION, AND ARRANGEMENT OF ITEMS RATHER THAN SOME SPECIAL QUALITY OF THE MEDIUM, SUCH AS ITS ABILITY TO PORTRAY MOTION. OTHER TOPICS BRIEFLY CONSIDERED IN THIS ARTICLE INCLUDE CASSETTE BRIEFING, AUTOMATED STUDIOS, FUTURE TECHNOLOGY, AND COSTS.