Police Mobile Command Post

Internal security is vulnerable to a number of serious criminal threats. The increasing threat to security from organised crime groups, a real danger of terrorist attacks and mass events all bring about the need for a new look at the equipment of state agencies responsible for upholding internal security. In the presence of such threats one of the major factors de-termining effective commanding of a police operation is providing up-to-date information on environmental factors (the surroundings, topography, and infrastructure), casualties and par-ticipants, means of transport, the location and involvement of particular security authorities. Such information may be gathered from documents, reports, CCTV footage, the mass media, administrative and police data bases, etc. The complexity of those undertakings, dynamic changes affecting an operation, insufficient information, the necessity to predict how a situa-tion develops, and taking action ahead of events imply the need for constant information in-flow, information processing and sharing.
Since all decisions in crisis situations are made under time pressure, the best spot for a commanding officer in charge of an operation is the incident scene. Therefore, it becomes inevitable that purpose-built vehicles are introduced to the police arsenal, allowing for swift execution of commanding tasks as well as combat operations carried out by counter-terrorist units and riot police squads. Such vehicles, being fully compatible with the command sup-port centers, should facilitate both area reconnaissance and command functions, along with protecting police officers against enemy attacks.

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