NCJ Number
12179
Journal
Security World Volume: 10 Issue: 9 Dated: (OCTOBER 1973) Pages: 25,72
Date Published
1973
Length
2 pages
Annotation
ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS HELP TO REDUCE FALSE ARREST SUITS AND CAN BE PAID FOR OUT OF SAVINGS RESULTING FROM REDUCED SHRINKAGE.
Abstract
ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ARE BEING TESTED, AND IMPROVEMENTS WILL ENABLE THIS EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED ON A COST-DISPLACEMENT BASIS BY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR FITTING ROOM CHECKERS AND GUARDS. ONE MANUFACTURER HAS ANNOUNCED THE EMERGENCE OF AN AREA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ACCOMPANIED BY A DIGITAL COMPUTER WITH CLOSED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGIES, CAPABLE OF COVERING UP TO 16 AREAS 30 TIMES A SECOND, SOUNDING AN ALARM AND DISPLAYING THE LOCATION OF THE INTRUDER ON THE SCREEN.