NCJ Number
62288
Date Published
1979
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THE INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC COMMAND AND CONTROL AIDS BY POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IS DESCRIBED.
Abstract
ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING AND TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES CAN BE USED IN THE POLICE SECTOR TO PLAN AND CARRY OUT POLICE OPERATIONS; TO STORE SURVEYS, COMMANDS, AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR ALARM MEASURES; TO PREPARE OPERATIONS BY STORING INFORMATION ON POLICE FORCES; TO PROVIDE FOR RAPID INTAKE AND PROCESSING OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA; AND TO PERMIT QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MASTERING OF INFORMATION. PILOT ELECTRONIC COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED IN TWO WEST GERMAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. AN EXPERIMENTAL PLANT FOR A GENERAL CAR EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM IS TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE LOCALITY AT THE END OF 1979. WORK IS BEING PERFORMED TO DEVELOP A MANUAL FOR ELECTRONIC COMMAND AND OPERATIONAL AIDS. THE MANUAL IS TO CONTAIN A LIST OF TACTICAL REQUIREMENTS, A DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT RELEVANT POLICE FORCE REGULATIONS, A TECHNICAL PLAN, AND A DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE SOFTWARE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RADIO RECORDING SYSTEM, A DATA RADIO SYSTEM, AND GRAPHIC LARGE-SCREEN DISPLAYS ARE DESCRIBED. EIGHT PHASES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER-ASSISTED OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF PURPOSE-EQUIPPED OPERATIONS CONTROL AND COMMAND CONSOLES BASED ON ERGONOMIC PRINCIPLES; INSTALLATION OF A RADIO REPORTING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF POSITION AND IDENTIFICATION DATA ON POLICE VEHICLES AND PATROLS; INSTALLATION OF A DATA PROCESSING PLANT FOR THE RECEIPT OF WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION, PROVISION OF A DATA POOL, AND DERIVATION OF STATISTICS FOR NEEDS-ORIENTED OPERATIONAL PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER LINK WITH EXTERNAL DATA PROCESSING PLANTS; INSTALLATION OF A DATA RADIO SYSTEM TO HANDLE REQUESTS FOR DATA FROM POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSTALLATION OF A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR SENDING INFORMATION TO MOBILE STATIONS AND MOBILE OPERATIONAL CONTROL CENTERS IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS; CONSTRUCTION OF AN AUTOMATIC POSITION LOCATING SYSTEM; AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ORGANIZING AND OPERATIONS ACCORDING TO A CYBERNETIC MODEL. ILLUSTRATIONS AND REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (DEP)