WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTORS FOR USE IN WEAPONS DETECTION - LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 13387
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 26 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARD PREPARED BY NATIONAL BUREAU STANDARDS

Annotation

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS FOR DEVICES WHICH INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF METAL CARRIED ON A PERSON PASSING THROUGH A SPECIFIC SPACE.

Abstract

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS FOR WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTORS. FOR MOST SECURITY APPLICATIONS, THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE ABILITY TO DETECT HANDGUNS. WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTORS FOR USE IN WEAPONS DETECTION IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT STANDARD DEVELOPED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS LABORATORY AND APPROVED AND ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THIS EQUIPMENT STANDARD IS A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT, CONSISTING OF PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF TEST METHODS. THE DOCUMENT COVERS REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, CONTROLS, DETECTION PERFORMANCE, THROUGHPUT RATE, INTERFERENCE, AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY. GENERAL TEST CONDITIONS ARE DESCRIBED ALONG WITH METHODS FOR TESTING SUCH ITEMS AS - DETECTION PERFORMANCE, STABILITY, WALKING SPEED, THROUGHPUT RATE, MAGNETIC FIELDS, AND POWER LINE VOLTAGE. EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS DETAILED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND IS SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PURCHASING AGENTS CAN USE THE TEST METHODS DESCRIBED IN THIS STANDARD TO DETERMINE FIRSTHAND WHETHER A PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT ITEM MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD, OR THEY MAY HAVE THE TESTS CONDUCTED ON THEIR BEHALF BY A QUALIFIED TESTING LABORATORY. THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL NATURE OF THIS NILECJ STANDARD, AND ITS SPECIAL FOCUS AS A PROCUREMENT AID, MAKE IT OF LIMITED USE TO THOSE WHO SEEK GENERAL GUIDANCE CONCERNING WALK-THROUGH METAL WEAPON DETECTORS FOR USE IN WEAPONS DETECTION. (SNI ABSTRACT)