NCJ Number
36469
Journal
SECURITY GAZETTE Volume: 18 Issue: 8 Dated: (AUGUST 1976) Pages: 266-268
Date Published
1976
Length
3 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR MAINTAINS THAT THE POLICE VIEW OF FALSE ALARMS FROM INDUSTRIAL FACILITY SYSTEMS AS A WASTE OF TIME AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF POLICE ALARM RESPONSE ARE INJUSTIFIED.
Abstract
HE ARGUES THAT MANY SO-CALLED FALSE ALARMS ARE ACTUALLY SIGNALS OF UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO ENTER BY INTRUDERS NO LONGER AROUND WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVE. ALSO EMPHASIZED ARE THE FACTS THAT EQUIPMENT FAILURES AND LINE FAULTS ARE OFTEN BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE ALARM COMPANY OR THE CONTRACTING COMPANY, AND THAT INSTEAD OF WASTING POLICE TIME, ALARM SYSTEMS RELIEVE THE POLICE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NIGHTLY AND WEEKEND SECURITY INSPECTIONS.