PUBLIC SAFETY'S ADDITIONAL EYES AND EARS - PALO ALTO POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RADIO WATCH

• NCJ Number: 34753
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Dated: (JUNE 1976) Pages: 68
• Author(s): J C ZURCHER; R M BLACKWELL
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 1 page
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A COMMUNITY RADIO WATCH PROGRAM IS REPORTED - WITH AN INVESTMENT OF ONLY EIGHT POLICE STAFF MAN-HOURS PER MONTH, THE PALO ALTO (CA) POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADDED 66 OBSERVERS TO THEIR RANKS.

Abstract

CAB DRIVERS, MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, CB'ERS (CITIZEN BAND RADIO OPERATORS), AND RADIO-TELEPHONE OPERATORS FORM THE COMMUNITY RADIO WATCH. EACH PARTICIPANT IS BRIEFED ON PROCEDURES, PRESENTED WITH A LOGO DECAL, AND INVITED TO MONTHLY MEETINGS.