NCJ Number
13204
Date Published
1973
Length
75 pages
Annotation
PROJECT TO DETERMINE THE MOST USEFUL SIZES, SHAPES, LOCATION, AND COLORS FOR MARKINGS WHICH FACILITATE RECOVERY OF HIJACKED TRUCKS.
Abstract
A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF CARGO THEFT IS DUE TO TRUCK HIJACKING AND THEFTS OF FULLY LOADED TRAILERS AND CONTAINERS. IMMEDIATE AWARENESS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF A HIJACKING OR TRUCK THEFT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN INTERCEPTION, BUT ROOFTOP MARKINGS ON TRUCKS AND TRAILER CONSIDERABLY ENHANCE THE PROBABILITY THAT A HIJACKED OR STOLEN VEHICLE WILL BE LOCATED RAPIDLY, SINCE MOST MAJOR CITIES NOW HAVE POLICE HELICOPTER PATROLS. THIS PUBLICATION DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTATION WITH ROOF-TOP MARKINGS WHICH WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. GUIDELINES FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE MARKINGS AND FOR SUITABLE MATERIALS ARE PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)