NCJ Number
67881
Journal
Police Product News Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1980) Pages: 40-42,44-45
Date Published
1980
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THE ARTICLE SURVEYS THE TYPES OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE DEVICES CURRENTLY IN USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, RETAIL STORES, INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS. THE MAIN CATEGORIES ARE WIRED DEVICES AND RADIO TRANSMITTERS.
Abstract
THE ARTICLE PRESENTS THE TYPES OF DEVICES USED IN EACH CATEGORY AND EXPLAINS THE USE, PLACEMENT, AND CAPABILITIES OF EACH DEVICE. WIRED SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT INCLUDES MICROPHONES (DIRECTIONAL AND PARABOLIC), TAPE RECORDERS AND TELEPHONE TAPS. RADIO TRANSMITTING DEVICES INCLUDE BODY BUGS, ROOM BUGS, AND TAILING TRANSMITTERS. THE MOST POPULAR FREQUENCY RANGES FOR SURVEILLANCE TRANSMITTERS ARE LISTED, AND A BRIEF EXAMINATION OF FUTURE DEVICES IS GIVEN.