NCJ Number
16773
Date Published
1974
Length
76 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DISCUSSES MANUFACTURING FIRMS AND OTHER INFORMATION GERMANE TO MORE THAN FORTY PRODUCTS USED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Abstract
THIS EQUIPMENT INCLUDES THOSE DEVICES THAT ASSIST THE PATROLMAN AND FIREMAN IN THE FIELD AND HAVE AN AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF FIVE YEARS OR MORE. THE POLICE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IS GROUPED INTO SEVEN MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORIES - COMMUNICATIONS, LABORATORY DEVICES, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT, ORDNANCE, SAFETY EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DETECTION DEVICES, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS. FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS ALSO GROUPED INTO SEVEN MAJOR PRODUCT GROUPS. THE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS AFFECTING THESE MARKETS SUCH AS LEGISLATION AND FEDERAL GRANTS, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, CRIME RATES, AND INFLATION ARE DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)