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PSAP Leadership Perceptions of Quality: A Six-Dimensional Model

Steven C. Sharpe, EdD

Apr 09, 2019|AEDR 2019 Vol. 7 Issue 1|Original Research

Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) quality can have life-or-death implications. The quality of service provided by PSAPs is inconsistent due to the lack of mandatory standards of care at the national, state, and local levels. Public demands and duties placed on PSAPs have grown due to technological changes, civil cases alleging negligence, and the emergence of national recommended standards of care, yet governments at all levels have been slow to create governance structures to reinforce adherence to standards...

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