NCJ Number
37386
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1976) Pages: 76-79
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
TO IMPROVE POLICE-ALARM INDUSTRY LIAISON AND REDUCE FALSE ALARMS, THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE INITIATED A PERMIT SYSTEM REQUIRING EACH ALARM USER TO OBTAIN A PERMIT TO OPERATE A BURGLARY AND/OR ROBBERY ALARM.
Abstract
AS OF JANUARY 4, 1976, ALL ALARM SYSTEMS IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON TO WHICH POLICE RESPOND, WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE SUCH A PERMIT, WHICH COSTS EIGHT DOLLARS AND MUST BE RENEWED ANNUALLY. THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT AND WAS CREATED TO ESTABLISH AN INFORMATION BASE ON ALARM USERS FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED DISPATCHING, REDUCE AVOIDABLE FALSE ALARMS AND ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR USERS (A MAXIMUM OF FOUR FALSE ALARMS PER YEAR, AMONG OTHER THINGS. ALARM USER RESISTANCE TO SUCH LICENSING ORDINANCES AND THE EFFECTS OF PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S ARE DISCUSSED. OBJECTIVES FOR ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON THE NEED FOR ALARM SYSTEMS AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS ARE ALSO OUTLINED.