LEAA (LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION) POLICE EQUIPMENT SURVEY OF 1972, V 3 - SIRENS AND EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS

• NCJ Number: 15247
• Author(s): P KLAUS; E BUNTEN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 144 pages
• Contract Number(s): LEAA-J-IAA-009-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Commerce
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A SELECTED SAMPLE OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS WAS SURVEYED ON THE TYPES AND USAGE OF SIRENS AND EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS.

Abstract

SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDE THE USE OF EMERGENCY WARNING EQUIPMENT ON PATROL CARS, CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SIRENS, EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH EMERGENCY WARNING EQUIPMENT IS USED. OTHER SUBJECTS INCLUDE PURCHASING AND TESTING EMERGENCY WARNING EQUIPMENT, TRAINING OFFICERS TO USE THIS EQUIPMENT, THE AVAILABILITY OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS FOR HELPING EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING EMERGENCY WARNING EQUIPMENT. DATA ARE BROKEN DOWN BY TYPE AND SIZE OF RESPONDENT. OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES ARE NCJ-13985, 15152, 15211, 15210, 15154, AND 13986.