NCJ Number
28480
Date Published
1973
Length
36 pages
Annotation
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE OPERATION OF A PERSONAL DISTRESS, OR CITIZEN ALARM SYSTEM.
Abstract
QUEUNING THEORY TECHNIQUES ARE USED TO INVESTIGATE MEAN TIME BETWEEN FALSE ALARMS, MEAN ALARM SERVICE TIME, ACCEPTABLE QUEUE DELAY, NUMBER OF GUARDS, NUMBER OF GUARD STATION LOCATIONS, AND COST. THE PAPER ADDRESSES THE SPECIFIC CASE OF SYSTEM USE IN A LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX, BUT THE METHODOLOGY COULD BE APPLIED IN A LIKE MANNER TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTS AS WELL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)