NCJ Number
69915
Date Published
Unknown
Length
42 pages
Annotation
The final report examines the accomplishments of the Boston Police Department during a fourth LEAA grant for the development of an integrated communications and information system.
Abstract
The goals and tasks for this grant period centered on improvements to the command and control system, the radio communications system, an emergency telephone system, an emergency reporting (callbox) system, headquarters-station communications, and the reporting and records systems. Equipment problems prevented implementing the prototype command and control systems, but these problems should be solved in time for the next project phase. All basic programming for the prototype has been completed, except for debugging and testing. Expanded radio communications facilities implementation was begun. An automatic call distribution system (not 911) for handling emergency calls will be implemented as part of the new command and control center, and a test system for leasing telephone public callboxes will be expanded. In Headquarters-Station Communications Activities, a coaxial cable system was used experimentally for voice services on an intermittent basis. In Reporting System Activities, basic information requirements for each of the incident-oriented report forms was completed. In Record System Acitivities, basic requirements were outlined for the centralized records system. It is estimated that the final system can be made fully operational in approximately 2 years.