Challenges and Choices for Crime-Fighting Technology. Federal Support of State and Local Law Enforcement

Abstract

This report provides findings of a study of technology in use or needed by law enforcement agencies at the state and local level, for the purpose of informing federal policymakers as they consider technology-related support for these agencies. In addition, it seeks to characterize the obstacles that exist to technology adoption by law enforcement agencies and characterize the perceived impact of federal assistance programs intended to facilitate the process. The study findings are based on a nationwide Law Enforcement Technology Survey (LETS) and a similar Forensics Technology Survey (FTS) conducted in late spring and early summer 2000, interviews conducted throughout the year, focus groups conducted in autumn 2000, and review of an extensive, largely non-academic literature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393079

Entities

People

  • Brian A. Jackson
  • Lois M. Davis
  • William Schwabe

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Databases
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Judiciary
  • Management Personnel
  • Network Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Societies
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Oceanography.