DIAGRAMS THAT CONVINCE

Diagrams of vehicular accident scenes are often highly compelling, and accurate diagramming performed in the field on laptop computers has helped produce higher conviction rates. This article describes a software package that allows law enforcement professionals to perform field reconstructions of motor vehicle accident scenes that are drawn to scale and are highly accurate representations. The many features and elements of this software package (called The Crime Zone) are described, and its system requirements are specified.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/25223228
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Kansas, Lawrence

  Transportation Research Institute, 1530 W 15th Street
  Lawrence, KS  United States  66045
• Authors:
  • Jones, B
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 9-11
• Serial:
  • PC Trans
  • Publisher: University of Kansas, Lawrence
  • ISSN: 1063-9470

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Crash diagrams; Crash investigation; Crash reconstruction; Crash reports; Law enforcement personnel; On the scene crash investigation; Software packages; Traffic courts; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800390
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 16 2000 12:00AM