Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The Purpose Of A Prisoner Partition In Police Vehicles

By Leticia Jensen


A prisoner partition is a feature that is most often seen in vehicles that are used for policing purposes. They can be placed in many different kinds of vehicles, as the police have different types of vehicles. They have cars specially made for fast responses and cars that are just for general transportation. Makes of police vehicles include Ford, BMW and Toyota.

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.

During the search of the criminal or suspect, the policeman may have missed a hidden weapon. This poses a great threat to the officers who will be driving the vehicle, as they may be attacked. Someone who is frightened of the implications of what they have done may try to harm the officers in order to escape. However, partitions prevent this from happening.

Police also often travel with dogs that are specially trained to help with police work. The excellent sense of smell that a dog has is used to help find various things, such as drugs or explosives, and dogs will also help to bring down an escaping suspect. These heroic dogs need to be transported safely to various areas, and partitions are therefore used so that they do not climb into the front of the vehicle.

Response vehicles are those that will move quickly to an emergency location. They will put on their sirens when they are responding to an incident, and will have flashing lights as well. The public then knows that a police car will be passing and that they need to pull out of way if possible. Response vehicles are capable of high speeds because they have usually been modified. One or two of these vehicles are available for each station.

Patrol cars are more readily available, and their main purpose is to transport police officers to the locations where they need to be for their policing duties. Policemen do not patrol on foot as much anymore, but use patrol cars instead. However, some countries are trying to get their officers to spend less time in their vehicles so that they can interact more with the public.

Additional police cars used are traffic cars, for ensuring that civilians follow the traffic rules, and unmarked cars that could be useful for various purposes. Surveillance, anti-riot and multipurpose cars are usually part of the fleet as well, helping with investigations, patrolling, breaking up riots and response. Anti-riot vehicles are often partitioned.

Cars for riots are specially equipped. They are made to be as indestructible as possible, and may carry tear gas ejectors. They can be mini-buses, vans or 4x4s. This kind of partition can be installed in most vehicles, and any of the different kinds of police cars may be fitted with one.




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