APPLICATION OF COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT - AN INTRODUCTORY PLANNING GUIDE

• NCJ Number: 32262
• Author(s): R L SOHN; R M GURFIELD; E A GARCIA; J E FIELDING
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 95 pages
• Grant Number(s): NAS 7-100
• Sponsoring Agency: National Criminal Justice Information & Statistics Service; National Aeronautics and Space Admin
• Corporate Author: California Institute of Technology
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A SET OF PLANNING GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCHING (CAD) TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

INCREASING THE DEGREE OF AUTOMATION OF POLICE COMMAND AND CONTROL OPERATIONS HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF GROWING INTEREST OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION HAS A STRONG INTEREST IN THE FIELD AND HAS SUPPORTED SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) SYSTEMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND AND GUIDELINES THAT WILL ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SELECTING AND EVALUATING CAD SYSTEMS AND IN DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR THEIR USE. SOME ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICATIONS OF CAD ARE OUTLINED; THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF SYSTEMS IN THE OPERATIONAL OR PLANNING PHASES ARE SUMMARIZED. REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS, SYSTEM CONCEPT DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING, AND PERFORMANCE AND COST MODELING ARE DESCRIBED AND DEMONSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS EXAMPLES. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF TYPICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAD SYSTEMS, AND A LIST OF VENDOR SOURCES, ARE GIVEN IN APPENDIXES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)