NCJ Number
35745
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 42 Issue: 10 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 16-17
Date Published
1975
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN A SMALL NEW JERSEY TOWNSHIP DESCRIBES THE WAYS THAT THE USE OF A MANUAL CONNECT PATCH TO REDUCE POLICE RESPONSE TIME IN HIS JURISDICTION BY 50 PERCENT.
Abstract
THE PHONE PATCH ALLOWS CITIZENS TO REPORT CRIMES IN PROGRESS DIRECTLY TO RESPONDING PATROL CARS WHILE THEY ARE ENROUTE AS THE DISPATCHER MONITORS AND LOGS THE CALLS. POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND LOW COST ARE EMPHASIZED.