SAN DIEGO REGION - COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS SYSTEM - PROJECT A/B - COORDINATED PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND DISPATCHING - FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 36334
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 150 pages
• Grant Number(s): DF-71-1036
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Arthur Young and Co
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PRIMARY EMPHASIS OF THIS FOUR-PROJECT STUDY WAS TO DEFINE HOW THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE PROVIDED ACCESS TO LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

Abstract

ALSO INVESTIGATED WAS HOW THESE AGENCIES SYSTEMATICALLY SHOULD PROCESS AND RESPOND TO THOSE REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. A MAJOR OUTPUT WAS TO MEET THE STATE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR THE REGION. PROJECT A WAS CONCERNED WITH A COORDINATED DISPATCHING SYSTEM THAT WOULD ENHANCE RESPONSE TIME AND PERFORMANCE IN SITUATIONS REQUIRING MUTUAL AID. IT ALSO CONSIDERED POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF RESOURCES THAT COULD SATISFY DIVERSE OPERATIONAL NEEDS WHILE PROVIDING MANAGEMENT CONTROL AND POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS. PROJECT B WAS CONCERNED WITH THE ACCESS TO CENTRAL RECORDS INFORMATION AND THE RATIO FREQUENCY AND EQUIPMENT USED BY ALL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES IN THE REGION. THESE TWO STUDIES WERE COMBINED AND CONDUCTED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE RESULT OF THIS STUDY (A DESIGN FOR A REGIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND RESPONSE PLAN, INCLUDING A 911 SYSTEM) IS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE BACKGROUND, PURPOSE, AND FEATURES OF 911 CONCEPTS ARE DESCRIBED AND THE DATA COLLECTION AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. ALSO DETAILED ARE THE SPECIFIC SYSTEM RECOMMENDED (INCLUDING OPERATIONS, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY NEEDS, STAFFING AND COSTS, AND INTERMEDIATE 911 PLANS), IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AND RECOMMENDED ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, OTHER MATTERS SUCH AS RADIO COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATED RECORDS ARE DISCUSSED. THE REPORT CONCLUDES WITH A SERIES OF APPENDIXES CONTAINING PERTINENT STATISTICAL DATA. FOR THE FINAL REPORTS ON PROJECTS C AND D, SEE NCJ-036335-37. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)