Friday, March 7, 2014

The Purpose Of A Prisoner Partition In Police Vehicles

By Leticia Jensen


In every country, there are different sorts of police cars available for various services. Some of these cars are more ideal for responding to incidents, while others are mainly for the transport of police officers. The police use cars from various manufacturers, such as Ford, Toyota and BMW. A police vehicle can also be fitted with features that you would not usually see in a civilian vehicle, such as a prisoner partition.

Partitions can be placed in a police vehicle for various reasons. The most obvious perhaps is to separate the drivers of the vehicle from the person or persons whom have been collected for breaking the law. Partitions are therefore used for safety purposes, as the officers who are in the vehicle need to be protected. The barrier will ensure that no weapon can be used to harm them, and will not allow the prisoners to reach the officers in any way.

The police will do all they can to ensure that a criminal climbs into the vehicle unarmed, however, sometimes a knife or other sharp object is overlooked during the body search. The criminal may feel the need to get away from the officers, and may therefore try to use the weapon. The outcome of an attack on an officer whilst he or she is driving is not good. This is why partitions are secured into police vehicles.

Partitions in a vehicle can also be used to contain dogs that are used for police work. Dogs are a very important part of the police force, as they have skills that humans just can't match. For example, their noses are sharp, so they are used to sniff out bombs, drugs or people, and they are also capable of catching someone quicker than a human. Partitions may therefore be placed so that the dogs remain in the back half of the vehicle during transit.

Some cars used by the police are modified to reach higher speeds more quickly. These are the cars that respond to incidents, and are therefore called response vehicles. They are equipped with warning lights, and will also have audible warnings so that other vehicles let them pass as quickly as possible. They could have other unique features too, like powerful firearms. There are only a few of these cars per area.

There are more patrol cars than response vehicles at each station. These are the cars that the officers use when they need to go out and collect statements and do other tasks. Nowadays, vehicles are more often used as a form of transport for patrolling, whereas before, policemen used to be on foot. Some places, though, are keeping more officers out of their cars so that they are publicly more visible.

Further types of police vehicles include the traffic car, surveillance car, unmarked car, multipurpose car and the anti-riot vehicle. Traffic cars are used to enforce traffic laws, while surveillance vehicles are used to investigate a criminal offense. Multipurpose cars may fulfill the role of patrol, traffic or response vehicles.

Windows that have been secured so they are unbreakable are features of anti-riot vehicles. Tear gas guns could be fitted to them as well. Mini-buses, 4x4s and other larger-type vehicles are ideal as anti-riot vans. This partition can be useful in any or all of the police cars mentioned, and are mainly fitted for safety and security purposes.




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