Technology has become a major source of expenditure and innovation in law enforcement
and is assumed to hold great potential for enhancing police work. But does technology …

Although technology holds great promise for improving policing, research on police
technology is not well developed and raises questions about technology's impacts. This …

Using a survey of LEAs and interviews with knowledgeable LEA personnel across the
United States, the study found that for most technologies, a greater proportion of large …

The study consisted of officer surveys, field observations, interviews, focus groups, and
experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations. It assessed the uses and impacts of …

New technological innovations have been developed to prevent crime and to improve the
performance of the police, but we know remarkably little about how and why certain …

If one is going to discuss the future of the police, one has to take into account the structure of
the society they exist in and serve. It is a kind of sociological truism today that our societies …

Over the last forty years, policing has gone through a period of significant change and
innovation. The emergence of new strategies has also raised issues about effectiveness and …

Digital technology now plays a critical role in policing and security management, with
policing apps, drones and body-worn cameras potentially being game-changers. Adoption …

In a recent volume (Weisburd and Braga, 2006), a group of leading scholars presented
contrasting perspectives on eight major innovations in American policing developed over …

This article draws on an Australian case study to examine the impact of information
technology on police practice. It argues that technological change has altered important …