Police Department Investments in Information Technology Systems Challenges Assessing Their Payoff

• Main Author: Jackson, Brian A. (auth)
• Other Authors: Greenfield, Victoria A. (auth), Morral, Andrew R. (auth), Hollywood, John S. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Information technology: general issues; Government powers; Police & security services; Political Science; Technology; Law
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

As local governments face declining revenues, budget tightening has presented police departments with challenging questions about how to deliver public safety more efficiently. In many jurisdictions, chiefs have adopted new technologies to reduce manpower costs. To examine the cost-effectiveness of...