NCJ Number
35397
Journal
Police Research Bulletin Issue: 27 Dated: (SUMMER 1976) Pages: 19-20
Date Published
1976
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES A SIX-MONTH ENGLISH POLICE EXPERIMENT WHICH SET UP A UNIT STAFFED BY SCIENTISTS AND POLICE OFFICERS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ADVICE AND EQUIPMENT TO 13 AREA POLICE FORCES AND 3 REGIONAL CRIME SQUADS.
Abstract
THE EQUIPMENT HELD BY THE UNIT INCLUDED METAL AND EXPLOSIVES DETECTORS; STILL, MOVIE AND TELEVISION CAMERAS; VARIOUS TYPES OF ALARM EQUIPMENT; SPECIALLY EQUIPPED VEHICLES, AND VARIOUS DEVICES TO ENABLE THE NAKED EYE AND CAMERAS TO BE USED EFFECTIVELY AT NIGHT. THE EXPERIMENT SHOWED THAT IT WAS FEASIBLE FOR FORCES TO COMBINE TOGETHER TO SHARE THE COST OF CERTAIN TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND OF THE STAFF REQUIRED TO RUN THE UNIT.