BURGLARY ALARM SYSTEM FIELD TEST - EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - FINAL REPORT, MARCH 1977

• NCJ Number: 43840
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 74 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-025-73
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Aerospace Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TEST-SIZING ANALYSIS, PROCUREMENT PLANNING, SITE-SELECTION CRITERIA FOR A FIELD TEST, AND GENERAL PLANNING CONDUCTED AS PART OF DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-COST IS RECOMMENDED.

Abstract

DURING A YEAR OF PRELIMINARY WORK, 500 PROTOTYPES FOR A LOW-COST ALARM SYSTEM (IN THE $200-$500 PRICE RANGE) WERE TESTED UNDER A LEAA-FUNDED PROGRAM. INITIAL MARKETING SURVEYS FOUND GREAT POTENTIAL FOR A RELIABLE LOW-COST CENTRAL ALARM SYSTEM FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE COMMUNITIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES. INTEREST WAS ESPECIALLY HIGH BECAUSE OF RISING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BURGLARY RATES. IT HAD BEEN HOPED THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WOULD DEVELOP SUCH A SYSTEM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE MARKET (LOW- TO MIDDLE-INCOME RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSMEN), IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WIDE-SCALE AVAILABILITY WILL RESULT FROM PRIVATE EFFORTS ALONE. RESULTS OF A SERIES OF TECHNICAL TESTS RUN MAY 17-AUGUST 20, 1976 ARE REPORTED. IN ADDITION, SITE-SELECTION CRITERIA FOR A GENERAL FIELD TEST ARE DEVELOPED. THE FINAL DESIGN, A BASIC SYSTEM COSTING $250 PLUS OPTIONS, IS PRESENTED. A FULL-SCALE 1-YEAR FIELD TRIAL OF THIS DESIGN IS RECOMMENDED.