TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schwabe,William
ED  - Rand eBooks.
TI  - Needs and prospects for crime-fighting technology: the federal role in assisting state and local law enforcement 
SN  - 0833027891
AV  - HV7936.E7 S39 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - Crime prevention
KW  - United States
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - Federal aid to law enforcement agencies
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Equipment and supplies
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "Science and Technology Policy Institute."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70); Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - Most policing in the United States is done by law enforcement agencies at the local level. Although most Americans prefer that policing be controlled locally, there is considerable support for federal help in funding police. One area in which federal funding has been seen as useful is in the development, testing, and implementation of improved technology. An initiative proposed by the Clinton administration would increase funding of state and local law enforcement, with emphasis on technology assistance, technology deployment, crime lab improvements, and training. This report provides information on the current status in each of these, gives examples of what has been accomplished, and suggests prospects for improvements
UR  - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1101/
ER  -