NCJ Number
38373
Date Published
Unknown
Length
10 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT OF A LARGE-SCALE MULTIJURISDICTIONAL EVALUATION ON THE USE OF MOBILE TELEPRINTERS IN POLICE VEHICLES, SPONSORED BY THE HENNEPIN COUNTY (MN) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OVER A 33 MONTH PERIOD.
Abstract
THE 28 PARTICIPATING POLICE AGENCIES DEMONSTRATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A MOBILE TELEPRINTER SYSTEM BY REDUCING THE TOTAL TIME REQUIRED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION BY PATROL OFFICERS, BY GREATLY REDUCING THE RADIO AIR TIME REQUIRED TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION AND BY EXPANDING THE MESSAGE HANDLING ABILITY OF A RADIO CHANNEL BY OVER 400 PERCENT. OTHER ADVANTAGES OF A MOBILE TELEPRINTER SYSTEM THAT WERE DEMONSTRATED BY THE PROJECT INCLUDE GREATLY IMPROVED MESSAGE SECURITY, SELECTIVE ROUTING OF MESSAGES TO ONLY THOSE PATROL OFFICERS WHO HAVE A NEED TO KNOW, ELIMINATION OF REPEATS OR FILLS ON MESSAGE TRANSMISSIONS AND THE ABILITY FOR A PATROL OFFICER TO RECEIVE TELEPRINTER MESSAGES EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNATTENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)