NCJ Number
364
Date Published
1968
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THE USE OF HELICOPTERS IN POLICE PATROL WORK HAS PROVEN AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF CRIME CONTROL.
Abstract
EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED THAT HELICOPTER PATROLS CAN BE USED COVER AREAS THAT CARS CAN NOT. LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA WAS SELECTED AS A CITY FOR A PILOT PROGRAM. IN ITS FIRST YEAR THE HELICOPTER TOOK PART IN 1100 POLICE ACTIONS. THE HELICOPTER HAS BEEN USED IN BURGLARIES, RIOTS, STOLEN CARS, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL IN A MANNER THAT COULD NOT BE HANDLED BY CARS, EVEN THE BRIEFEST USE SEEMS TO CONVINCE LOCAL POLICE AND MANY CITIES HAVE PUT HELICOPTERS INTO THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS.