U.S. Department of Justice

Browsing Documents Related to 'Surveillance Systems'

Share This

All by Publication Date

Date Title Type
2011
Document preview
Advanced Behavior Recognition in Crowded Environments: Final Report
By Chang, Ming-Ching; Ge, Weina; Krahnstoever, Nils; Yu, Ting; Lim, Ser Nam; Liu, Xiaoming. National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC). GE Global Research. Sensor Surveillance Program (Niskayuna, NY).
“This document is the final report for the NIJ research program “Advanced Behavior Recognition in Crowded Environments”. The goal of this program is to increase the situational awareness in law-enforcement and correctional settings and reliably detect and prevent activities indicative of disorderly conduct and criminal behavior. Examples include fights, riots, the formation of drug markets, and gang activities. A particular emphasis of this program is to develop robust probabilistic event modeli... Read More

218 pages
1995
Document preview
Technology Issues in Corrections Agencies: Results of a 1995 Survey
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections. Prisons Division (Washington, DC).
This document reports the results of a 1995 survey of federal, state, and local corrections agencies on their current utilization of technology and their unmet technology needs. Types of security technology include: perimeter security, access control, surveillance, drug use detection, and contraband detection. Non-security technologies include: electronic monitoring, communications, and education/training. Issues related to technology use are also discussed. The appendices include technology t... Read More
PDF
81 p.
1993
Document preview
Correctional Technology: A User's Guide
By Kichen, Carol Cole; Murphy, James; Levinson, Robert B.. National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). American Correctional Association (Laurel, MD); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Meant to provide corrections administrators with a nonbiased, objective source for evaluating different correctional technologies, this guide is divided into seven chapters: 1- Perimeter Security Systems; 2- Locks and Locking Systems; 3- Internal Detection Systems; 4- Monitoring and Surveillance Systems; 5- Fire Safety Systems; 6- Communication Systems; and 7- Management Information Systems. Each chapter includes an abstract, table of contents, executive summary, and sections containing sample ... Read More
PDF
278 p.
1991
Document preview
Preliminary Bibliography on Technology in Corrections
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Boulder, CO); LIS, Inc. (Boulder, CO).
A predominantly annotated bibliography on correctional technology provides resource information for the following categories: bar coding, AFIS, ROBOTS, and DNA; innovative computer applications; general technology; optical scanning; training technology; high-tech communication systems; counting; hair analysis; high-tech security; video monitoring in institutions; and general trends.... Read More
PDF
12 p.


General Topics

The documents in our online library have been "tagged" with keywords that relate the major topics they address. You can explore those tags by opening the larger categories listed below. Clicking on a "tag" or topic will give you a list of all the related material on our website. If you are having trouble finding good material, contact our help desk. They have access to thousands of documents not available online.

Administration

Facilities

Funding

Justice System

Misc.

Offender Management

Offender Services

Personnel

Reentry

Special Offenders

Statistics & Research

[+] feedback