NCJ Number
17544
Date Published
1973
Length
150 pages
Annotation
A STUDY OF FREQUENCY UTILIZATION, THE CAPABILITY OF AGENCIES TO COORDINATE WITH EACH OTHER, AND THE DEFICIENCIES OF THE (GA) STATE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO DETERMINE THE STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN.
Abstract
A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED STATEWIDE BY A TEAM OF QUALIFIED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL. EACH STATE PATROL POST, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND MAJOR MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS WAS VISITED DURING THE SURVEY. DURING THE SURVEY IT WAS FOUND THAT MOST OF THE SHERIFFS' OFFICES WERE UTILIZING THE TWO INTRASTATE COORDINATING CHANNELS FOR ROUTINE COMMUNICATIONS. THE INTENT OF THE STATE PLAN USING THE MOBILE RADIO DISTRICT (MRD) CHANNEL FOR ROUTINE COMMUNICATIONS WAS NOT BEING FULLY IMPLEMENTED. ALSO THE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT WERE NOT CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE AGENCIES. MOST USERS WERE FOUND TO BE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SYSTEM. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS COULD BE RESOLVED BY MODIFYING THE SYSTEM TO A SINGLE INTRASTATE COORDINATING CHANNEL AND CHANGING THE SHERIFFS' BASE EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE THE MRD CHANNEL. STANDARDIZATION OF CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS ON MOBILE AND AN OPERATING MANUAL WILL REDUCE THE CONFUSION PRESENTLY EXISTING IN THE SYSTEM. ENFORCEMENT OF THE STATE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN BY THE STATE CRIME COMMISSION IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE AGENCIES TO RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS FROM THE PLAN. RECOMMENDED FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND CHANGES ARE GIVEN FOR EACH MOBILE RADIO DISTRICT IN GEORGIA.