TWO-WAY VERBAL TRANSMISSION V. THE MCTS (MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL SYSTEM)

• NCJ Number: 7607
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 39 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1972) Pages: 54-59
• Author(s): W J BENNETT
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPUTERIZED DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE POLICE PATROL CARS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

Abstract

THIS SYSTEM ENABLES POLICE HEADQUARTERS TO QUICKEN RESPONSES TO ROUTINE CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE BY COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCHING. POLICEMEN IN PATROL CARS CAN ALSO USE THE SYSTEM TO SEND INQUIRY MESSAGES TO COMPUTER DATA BASES LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND IN WASHINGTON, D. C.