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Author(s) affiliated with: School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Engility Corporation, Rome NY.
Sponsorship: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
Résumé
"A variety of technological innovations are currently facing policing – ranging from automated license plate readers to mobile broadband access. In an effort to determine a baseline about police use of various technologies, a study conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum in 2012 surveyed law enforcement agencies and interviewed technology subject matter experts from a representative sample of law enforcement organizations about their current technologies. A consistent theme throughout this report was an acknowledged lack of public safety access to wireless broadband data given resource limitations and a lack of independent evidence by which justifications for such technologies can be made in order to secure procurement (Police Executive Research Forum, 2012). Though a knowledgebase does exist with respect to advancements in police information technology, as well as mobile computing, and the impacts such technology can have on police operations, there has yet to be an empirical exploration of the digital communication medium through which these hardware and software innovations are enhanced. Wireless mobile broadband serves as this desired medium."--Pages 3-4.