Research Catalog

Title

Challenges and choices for crime-fighting technology : federal support of state and local law enforcement / William Schwabe, Lois M. Davis, Brian A. Jackson ; Science and Technology Policy Institute RAND.

Publication

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2001.

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Additional Authors

• Schwabe, William.
• Davis, Lois M.
• Jackson, Brian A.
• Jackson, Brian A., 1972-
• Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation)
• Rand Corporation.
• United States. Office of Science and Technology Policy
• National Institute of Justice (U.S.)

Description

xl, 199 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Under the American federal system, most law is cast as state statutes and local ordinances; accordingly, most law enforcement is the responsibility of state and local agencies. Federal law and federal law enforcement come into play only where there is rationale for it, consistent with the Constitution. Within this framework, a clear role has been identified for federal support of state and local agencies. 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 to characterize the perceived effects of federal assistance programs intended to facilitate the process. The study findings are based on a nationwide Law Enforcement Technology Survey and a similar Forensics Technology Survey (FTS) conducted in late spring and early summer2000, interviews conducted throughout the year, focus groups conducted in autumn 2000, and review of an extensive, largely nonacademic literature. Companion reports: Schwabe, William, Needs and Prospects for Crime-Fighting Technology: The Federal Role in Assisting State and Local Law Enforcement, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND, 1999. Davis, Lois M., William Schwabe, and Ronald Fricker, Challenges and Choices for Crime-Fighting Technology: Results from Two Nationwide Surveys, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND, 2001.

Subject

• Law enforcement > Technological innovations > United States
• Electronic surveillance > United States
• Law enforcement > United States > Administration
• Federal aid to law enforcement agencies > United States
• Forensic sciences > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-199).

Funding (note)

• Research conducted by RAND's Science and Technology Policy Institute for the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Institute of Justice.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Factors Affecting the Use of Technology by Law Enforcement -- Law Enforcement's Use of Technology -- Crime Prevention -- Surveillance -- Fixed-Site and Mobile Video Surveillance -- Night Vision and Electro-Optical Surveillance -- School Safety -- Crime Analysis -- Offender Tracking -- First Response -- Situation Reporting -- Emergency Reporting Systems -- Non-Emergency Reporting Systems -- Mass Notification Systems -- Tactical Communications -- Communications Within Agencies -- Interoperability Among Agencies -- Officer Deployment -- Officer Protection -- Weapons and Personal Protection Devices -- Drug and Weapons Detection -- Pursuit Management -- Counter-Terrorism -- Investigation and Apprehension -- Criminal Investigation -- Digital Crime Scene Photography -- Fingerprint Identification -- Suspect Composites -- Cybercrime -- Suspect Apprehension -- Summonses and Warrants -- Mug Shots -- Remote Case Filing -- Forensic Analysis -- Types of Crime -- Types of Evidence -- Controlled Substances -- Latent Prints -- Toxicology and Blood Alcohol -- Forensic Biology Screening -- Computer Crime Evidence -- Firearms, Tool Marks, Footwear, and Tire Prints -- Trace Evidence, Fire Debris, and Explosive Residue -- Questioned Document Analysis -- Types of Equipment -- General Lab Equipment -- Laboratory Information Management (LIM) Systems -- DNA Analysis -- Overall Stated Priorities -- Clearing Backlogs -- Trends Impacting Forensic Sciences -- Broader Visions for Forensic Science Technology -- Administration and Management.

ISBN

0833030353

LCCN

^^2001278551

OCLC

• 48260251
• SCSB-10465125

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library