INSTALLATION, TEST AND EVALUATION OF A LARGE SCALE BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM FOR A MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, INTERIM REPORT

• NCJ Number: 1748
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 59 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-70-009
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Cedar Rapids Police Dept
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PRELIMINARY REPORT INDICATES THAT BURGLAR ALARMS CAN BE SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE BUT HAVE LIMITATIONS.

Abstract

A ONE YEAR TEST BY THE CEDAR RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT INDICATES MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED. THE STUDY ASKS AS MANY QUESTIONS AS IT ANSWERS. SIMPLE DEVICES LOCATED AT A LIMITED NUMBER OF POSSIBLE POINTS OF ENTRY WERE USED AND PROVED EFFECTIVE AT CATCHING BURGLARS. THE CLEARANCE RATE FOR ARRESTS RESULTING FROM ALARMS WAS 50 PERCENT ABOVE THE NATIONAL RATE. BURGLARS LOOK FOR ALARMS AND TEND TO AVOID WELL PROTECTED LOCATIONS. THE SYSTEM INSTALLATION IS CRITICAL AND MUST BE MADE WITH SKILL FOLLOWING POLICE APPROVED PRACTICES. FALSE ALARMS CAN BE REDUCED TO AN ACCEPTABLE FIGURE WITH PROPER POLICE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION. MORE STUDY IS NEEDED OF INTRUSION THROUGH UNPROTECTED POINTS. FOR A REPORT OF THE SECOND YEAR OF OPERATION OF THESE ALARM SYSTEMS, SEE NCJ-002785. A FINAL OVERVIEW OF THIS PROJECT, WITH CONCLUSIONS, IS PRESENTED IN NCJ-004986.