NCJ Number
7291
Date Published
1972
Length
143 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTIONS OF PROJECTS PLANNED FOR 1973 WHICH WILL DETERMINE STANDARDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATIONS OF EQUIPMENT ARE COVERED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, SECURITY SYSTEMS, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, CONCEALED OBJECTS DETECTORS, POLICE PATROL VEHICLES, AND POLICE WEAPONS. THE VARIOUS PROJECTS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY ARE DESCRIBED IN TURN, WITH SUCH INFORMATION AS THE BACKGROUND, PROPOSED PLAN, OBJECTIVES, LEVEL OF EFFORT (FINANCIAL), AND PERTINENT REMARKS BEING PROVIDED. TYPICAL PROJECTS PLANNED INCLUDE THE SETTING OF STANDARDS FOR BULLET AND IMPACT PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, VOICE SCRAMBLING EQUIPMENT, PORTABLE NIGHT VISION DEVICES, LIGHTS AND SIRENS, NARCOTIC FIELD TEST KITS, POLICE PATROL AUTOMOBILES, AND POLICE HANDGUNS.