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Security Partnerships Guidance
Engaging the Private Sector To Promote Homeland Security: Law Enforcement-Private Security Partnerships describes the advantages of law enforcement-private security partnerships in helping to prevent terrorism and terror-related acts, and protect the nation's infrastructure. It discusses why these partnerships are important to homeland security, provides nine guidelines for collaboration, and profiles a number of federal, state, regional, and local programs and initiatives.
Adapting to New Intelligence Procedures
Intelligence-Led Policing: The New Intelligence Architecture discusses the strengths and pitfalls of traditional intelligence-led policing and the need for fundamental change in the way information is gathered, assessed, and redistributed in light of the new dangers presented by terrorism.
2003 Statistics Sourcebook Available
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics contains more than 600 tables on issues such as judicial processing of defendants and public attitudes toward crime. The site is updated regularly as new statistics become available. The Bureau of Justice Statistics book also is available in print.
Working With Early Intervention Systems
Supervision and Intervention within Early Intervention Systems: A Guide for Law Enforcement Chief Executives. This publication provides practical advice on many aspects of early intervention systems and presents some key recommendations for developing, implementing, and maintaining these systems based on the lessons learned from other law enforcement agencies.
Police Conduct Examined
Enhancing Police Integrity identifies characteristics of police agency culture that encourage officers to resist or tolerate certain types of misconduct. This Research for Practice summarizes findings of a national survey of police officers and includes an assessment tool that police chiefs can use to measure integrity within their departments.
Looking at Crime-Fighting Technology Information
Tech Docs: Technology Resources for Law Enforcement provides more than 50 documents and resources related to law enforcement and crime-fighting technology. Information provided by the COPS Office, U.S. Department of Justice, and other federal agencies covers information technology guides and reports, crime mapping and crime analysis, interoperable communications and information sharing, surveillance video and in-car cameras, and 311 nonemergency call systems.
New Management Strategy Explained
Knowledge Management in Policing introduces the concept of “knowledge management” in policing and its use in a West Coast police department. It also outlines a series of guidelines for adopting and implementing knowledge management as an organizational development and management strategy.
Tailored Technology Guide for Small and Rural Agencies
Law Enforcement Tech Guide for Small and Rural Police Agencies: A Guide for Executives, Managers, and Technologists provides strategies, best practices, recommendations, and ideas for successful information technology (IT) planning and implementation. Agencies with minimal personnel and financing can learn how to implement IT projects from preliminary planning to technology acquisition, implementation, and maintenance.
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