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CARNAHAN CONFERENCE ON CRIME COUNTERMEASURES PROCEEDINGS, 1976

NCJ Number
57707
Editor(s)
J S JACKSON
Date Published
1976
Length
201 pages
Annotation
THE TENTH CARNAHAN CONFERENCE PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART INFORMATION IN CRIME-COUNTERMEASURES TECHNOLOGY. ARTICLES INCLUDE VARIED TOPICS RELATED TO THIS FIELD.
Abstract
THE CONFERENCE COVERED SEVERAL GENERAL AREAS. MAJOR SUBJECTS INCLUDE CRIMINAL USE OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION, AUDIO STRESS ANALYSIS, PARTIAL ANALYSIS OF ACOUSTIC SIGNALS OF SPEECH, SPEAKER AND SIGNATURE VERIFICATION, AND VOICEPRINT TECHNIQUES. DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, A PERSONAL ALARM SYSTEM FOR PRISON OFFICIALS, A PROGRESSIVE ENTRY DETECTION SYSTEM, AND A PASSIVE ELECTRONIC TAG SYSTEM ALSO ARE DISCUSSED. SEVERAL FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGIES ARE EXAMINED. FINALLY, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SECURITY SYSTEMS, USES OF ANTENNAS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS, AND COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH DESIGNS ARE EVALUATED. FOR SPECIFIC ARTICLES, PLEASE SEE NCJ 38864, 52569, AND 57708-57726. (PRG)