INNOVATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

• NCJ Number: 9634
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 162 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-021-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Maryland
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: CRIMINAL JUSTICE MONOGRAPH SERIES - EXTRACTED FROM PROCEEDINGS OF FOURTH NATL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENF

Annotation

PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WHEN INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGIES FOR CHANGING URBAN POLICE POLICIES, CONCEPTS, AND FUNCTIONS.

Abstract

IT IS ONE OF A SERIES OF NINE MONOGRAPHS EXTRACTED FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENFORCEMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED CONSIDER OBSTACLES TO THE ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGIES FOR CHANGING URBAN POLICE POLICIES, CONCEPTS, AND FUNCTIONS. PAPERS PRESENTED IN THIS PUBLICATION INCLUDE 'DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AS A STRATEGY FOR CHANGE', 'POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CONSOLIDATION', AND PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WHEN 'CHANGING THE RHETORIC OF PROFESSIONALISM'. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CONCERNS SCHEDULING POLICE MANPOWER BY COMPUTER, AND THE FOUR-DAY - FORTY-HOUR WORK WEEK. READERS CONCERNED WITH THE GENERAL PROBLEM OF TRANSFERRING INNOVATIONS INTO OPERATIONAL REALITY WILL BE INTERESTED IN THE SYMPOSIUM MONOGRAPH TITLED, 'THE CHANGE PROCESS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE', NCJ-9627. (SNI ABSTRACT)