DoJ Grant Seeks to Gauge Impact of Police Technologies
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is seeking to study the impact that advanced technologies such as mobile communications, sensor networks and Web-based applications have had on law enforcement, the extended law enforcement community, and crime. The DoJ is offering a grant to conduct the research, which is valued at $1 million. The DoJ cites scholars James Byrne and Gary Marx, who recently questioned whether or not technologies have had a positive impact on crime prevention and police performance. They want to know what the intended and unintended consequences are of such technological adaptations on the part of the police.
Specifically, through the grant the DoJ hopes to address several different issues:
• What is the impact of police technologies on police strategies designed, developed, and implemented to control and prevent crime and improve police performance?
• Why are certain technologies adopted by police and how are they integrated into current police strategies?
• How have the technologies adopted over the past 20 years made a difference in how police respond to crime?
• What is the level of community acceptance of police technologies, especially regarding privacy concerns?
Sources
HAS HIGH-TECH HELPED OR HURT CRIME FIGHTING? DOJ WANTS TO KNOW
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/79704
Prevention Relevance
This study will help build a body of knowledge as to what technologies are truly most effective in preventing crime and aiding police efforts.
Prevention Techniques
[Information Sharing] Do new technologies help the police to better share information amongst themselves in the most efficient way possible?
Prevention Thought
[Collaboration] Do technologies aid or hinder efforts to form collaborative partnerships between the police and their communities?
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