ANALYSIS AND TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS FOR A NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (FROM PROJECT SEARCH INTL SYMP CRIM JUST INFO AND STAT SYS, 2D - PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 30 - MAY 2, 1974, BY E CRESSWELL - SEE NCJ-25660)

• NCJ Number: 25692
• Author(s): R L SOHN; J E FIELDING; S D FOULKES; R GRANIT
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 16 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-SS-99-3312; 75-SS-99-6007; NAS7-100
• Sponsoring Agency: National Criminal Justice Information & Statistics Service; US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER PRESENTS TRAFFIC (USAGE) ESTIMATES FOR A NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (NALECOM), BASED ON ANALYSES PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS SERVICE.

Abstract

A PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IS PRESENTED, PROJECTED THROUGH ONE DECADE AND ENCOMPASSING THE INTERSTATE, STATE-TO-FEDERAL, AND FEDERAL-TO-FEDERAL AGENCY TRANSACTIONS. TRANSACTIONS GENERATED AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS CAPTURED BY THE NATIONAL NETS ARE INCLUDED. THE STATEMENT OF USER REQUIREMENTS ENCOMPASSES EXTENSIONS OF PRESENT NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENTS NETS, PLUS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CLASSES OF USERS AND DATA TYPES, SUCH AS FULLY OPERATIONAL COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEMS, AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION OF ENCODED FINGERPRINT DATA, AND SUPPORT OF CRIMINALISTICS AND OTHER ELEMENTS AND FUNCTIONS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)