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The Importance of Collaboration in Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Professionals working in criminal justice are increasingly confronted with myriad complex problems. Solutions to issues such as domestic violence, the pervasive drug problem, jail and prison crowding, and prisoner reentry place significant demands on the court system and other criminal justice agencies.
This NCJRS report discusses a survey assessment of the technological capabilities and needs of small and rural law enforcement agencies. The report's abstract states that "Little has been done to examine the current state of small and rural law enforcement. For this research, small refers to those agencies with 19 officers or less that serve a population of 50,000 or less. Results suggest that rural and small law enforcement agencies nationwide did not utilize many of the types of… Read More
Small and rural law enforcement agencies use—and are well trained in the use of—computers and communications-related technologies. But they are not making full use of other specialized technologies that could be useful to them in performing their law enforcement functions. This is one of the findings from a recent national study that surveyed small agencies about their use of technology and their technology training needs.
This article review five new technologies that police are using: robotic cameras, gunshot detection systems, tablets, flying drones, and GPS vehicle pursuit darts..
The Police Chief Magazine speaks to meeting critical communication needs using multiband radios.
A growing number of cities are using surveillance cameras to reduce crime, but little research exists to determine whether they’re worth the cost. With jurisdictions across the country tightening their belts, public safety resources are scarce—and policymakers need to know which potential investments are likely to bear fruit. This research brief summarizes the Urban Institute’s series documenting three cities use of public surveillance cameras and how they impacted crime in their… Read More
TECHBeat is a publication from NIJ's NLECTC dedicated to reporting development in technology for law enforcement, corrections, and forensic sciences. Check out the fall 2011 issue for an article on active shooter training and information on other police agencies using technology.
Young adults comprise a disproportionately high percentage of arrests and prison admissions, and about half of all young adults return to prison within three years following release. Recent research confirms that brain development continues well into a person’s 20s. Thus, the young adults being arrested and sentenced in the adult criminal justice system have more psychosocial similarities to youth than to older adults.
Police chiefs in North Yorkshire have brought in new technology to help them cope with delays in answering 999 calls.
The Institute for Law and Justice and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services created a guide to help police departments measure the effects of information technologies, including automated field reporting systems, computer aided dispatch, records management systems, and others, to support community policing activities.
