EVALUATION OF A POLICE-IMPLEMENTED AVM (AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING) SYSTEM - PHASE 1 WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER CITIES - SUMMARY REPORT

• NCJ Number: 38061
• Author(s): R C LARSON; K W COLTON; G C LARSON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 80 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0014
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Public Systems Evaluation, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TWO-PART REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF AN EVALUATION OF AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING (AVM) SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED IN ST LOUIS AND OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS TO PERSONS INTERESTED IN AVM AND OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

Abstract

THE AVM SYSTEM DISCUSSED IS A COMPUTER-AIDED DEAD-RECKONING TYPE, WHICH WAS IMPLEMENTED AS A PHASE I PROTOTYPE SYSTEM IN ONE POLICE DISTRICT EARLY IN 1975. THE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY EMPLOYS A THREE-PRONGED ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNOLOGY, POLICE OPERATIONS AND ATTITUDINAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT. ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE I SYSTEM, ITS EFFECT ON POLICE OPERATIONS, SUCH AS RESPONSE TIME, OFFICER SAFETY, VOICE-BAND CONGESTION AND COMMAND AND CONTROL, AND THE EFFECT ON ATTITUDES OF THE POLICE PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM. THE RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED ATTEMPT TO RELATE THE POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF AVM TO THOSE OF OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCHING (CAD) AND 911. A PROCESS IS OUTLINED IN WHICH A POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN EVALUATE ITS OWN AVM NEEDS. FOR THOSE PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT AN AVM SYSTEM CERTAIN GUIDELINES ARE SUGGESTED IN EACH OF THE THREE IMPORTANT EVALUATION AREAS: TECHNOLOGICAL, OPERATIONAL AND ATTITUDINAL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)