ARLINGTON (TX) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING MINI-COMPUTER SYSTEM IN ORDER TO INCREASE ITS PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONAL UTILITY - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 40408
• Author(s): W H RAWLINS
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 24 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Corporate Author: SEARCH Group Inc.
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS FEBRUARY 1977 STUDY EVALUATED THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE COMPUTER RECORD SYSTEM OF THE ARLINGTON (TX) POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHOSE 182 PERSONNEL (150 SWORN) SERVE 102,000 PERSONS ON 81.8 SQUARE MILES.

Abstract

THE CONSULTANT FOUND THAT THE PRESENT MINI-COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WAS SLOW, INEFFICIENT AND INADEQUATE. UPGRADED HARDWARE IN THE FORM OF A LARGER AND FASTER MAGNETIC DISK AND PRINTER AND COORDINATED SOFTWARE WERE RECOMMENDED....MSP