PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES UTILIZING AIRBORNE VEHICLES, V 1

• NCJ Number: 32348
• Author(s): J M CHESTER; M R CURTIS; M SILBERBUSH
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 79 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-136-6
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Directory
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN ALL 50 STATES THAT USE FIXED-WING, HELICOPTERS, AND STOL (SHORT-TAKE-OFF AND LANDING) AIRCRAFT.

Abstract

A DETAILED LIST IS PROVIDED OF THE 209 AGENCIES IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT INVENTORY FOR EACH AGENCY. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE 209 AGENCIES AND 638 TOTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AIRCRAFT ARE GIVEN. TENTATIVE FINDINGS ABOUT SOME AIRCRAFT USAGE CHARACTERISTICS AND MAJOR MISSIONS FLOWN BY HELICOPTERS BASED ON DATA FROM A SAMPLE OF 129 SURVEYED AGENCIES ARE ALSO PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)