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MT VERNON SOTRY - THE WORLD'S FIRST POLICE OPERATED LLLTV (LOW LIGHT LEVEL TELEVISION) SYSTEM (FROM CARNAHAN CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONIC CRIME COUNTERMEASURES, 1971 PROCEEDINGS - SEE NCJ-02891)

NCJ Number
30975
Author(s)
D T HECKEL; M T COURT
Date Published
1971
Length
12 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTION OF A PROPOSED MT. VERNON SYSTEM WHICH WOULD ALLOW POLICE TO MONITOR ACTIVITIES IN HIGH CRIME AREAS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, AND OF THE LLLTV CAMERA WHICH MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.
Abstract
THE CAMERA IS DESCRIBED AS PASSIVE, SELF-ADJUSTING, HIGHLY SENSITIVE, WITH A ZOOM LENS.