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REAL TIME SYSTEM OPERATED BY JAPANESE POLICE

NCJ Number
42514
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THE SYSTEM PROVIDES FOR THE RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION ABOUT PERSONS AND VEHICLES, BASED ON THE INPUT OF NAME OR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN CASE OF PERSONS AND PLATE NUMBER OR DESCRIPTION FOR VEHICLES.
Abstract
DATA ON WANTED PERSONS, PERSONS WITH CRIMINAL HISTORIES, AND RUNAWAYS IS REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER. SHOULD A PERSON'S NAME NOT BE KNOWN, INQUIRIES MAY BE ANSWERED BY SUPPLYING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AGE, TYPE OF OFFENSE, OR OTHER INFORMATION STORED IN THE SYSTEM. DATA ON STOLEN VEHICLES AND OTHER GENERAL VEHICLES IS PUT INTO THE COMPUTER, AND INQUIRIES WILL BE ANSWERED BY SUPPLYING REGISTRATION OR PLATE NUMBERS. INQUIRIES BY PARTIAL PLATE NUMBER OR ITEMS DESCRIBING THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO BE ANSWERED. INFORMATION RECORDED IN THE MASTER FILE, INPUT ITEMS, SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, EQUIPMENT IN THE SYSTEM, AND A COMPUTER OPERATION TIME-TABLE ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.