SELECTION AND APPLICATION GUIDE TO FIXED SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS - LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 15135
• Author(s): G L HAMLIN; C G GROVER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 29 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARD PREPARED BY NATIONAL BUREAU STANDARDS

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE METHODS AND TYPES OF FIXED SURVEILLANCE PHOTOGRAPHY AND THEIR APPLICATION IN COMBATING CRIMINALS.

Abstract

THE RISE IN CRIME IN STORES, BANKS, AND OTHER BUSINESSES HAS INCREASED THE NEED FOR SECURITY EQUIPMENT. PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE, SUPPORTED BY ADVANCED ELECTRONICS AND FILM SYSTEMS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE PAST, HAS ASSUMED AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN SECURITY. FIXED SURVEILLANCE PHOTOGRAPHY INVOLVES THE USE OF PERMANENTLY INSTALLED CAMERAS AND EQUIPMENT TO MONITOR AREAS WHERE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS LIKELY. THE THREE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT ADDRESSED ARE STILL CAMERAS, MOTION-PICTURE CAMERAS, AND TELEVISION SYSTEMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDELINE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION WHICH WILL ENABLE A SMALL BUSINESSMAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ANALYZE HIS SECURITY NEEDS, DECIDE IF PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SEEMS TO ANSWER THOSE NEEDS, AND PLAN GENERALLY WHAT TYPE OF SYSTEM BEST FITS HIS REQUIREMENTS. SUFFICIENT DETAIL IS PRESENTED TO PERMIT INTELLIGENT DISCUSSIONS WITH SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHOOSING THE MOST SATISFACTORY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED TO INFORM THE POTENTIAL USER OF SUCH EQUIPMENT OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PROPER INSTALLATION TECHNIQUES. THIS GUIDE DEALS MAINLY WITH ROBBERY, SHOPLIFTING, AND EMPLOYEE THEFT, DISCUSSING SURVEILLANCE METHODS, TECHNIQUES, AND THE CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN COMBATING THESE TYPES OF CRIME. THE ALLIED FIELD OF PROTECTION AGAINST BAD-CHECK PASSERS IS ALSO DISCUSSED, SINCE IT IS POSSIBLE IN SOME CASES TO USE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS FOR THIS PURPOSE.