...Stuart Kirby; Rebecca Phythian Purpose The frequency, harm and reach of transnational serious organised crime (SOC) is increasing. This study examines how Information Communication Technology (ICT) has facilitated this type of crime and has been used by law enforcement agencies to tackle...

...Philip J. Cook; Anthony Berglund Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the creation, implementation, activities and rationale for the Area Technology Centers (ATCs), an innovation adopted by the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD’s) Bureau of Detectives (BoD) in 2019 for the purpose...

.... This study is one of the first to consider when and how police are able to recognize digital evidence at crime scenes. Consequently, humans’ use of technology creates artifacts that can yield essential information to facilitate criminal investigations involving on and off-line offenses (Lupariello et...

.... Design/methodology/approach This study employs a national, stratified, representative survey of US law enforcement agencies with 100 or more officers. Findings LPR technology is currently used by at least two-thirds of larger police agencies, which represents a more than threefold increase in LPR...

... (BWCs) can short-circuit their intended benefits. The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of BWCs among non-police stakeholders who are impacted by the technology as well as how BWCs influence their daily work processes. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted interviews...

...Cory Watkins; Lorraine Green Mazerolle; Dennis Rogan; James Frank Using a quasi‐experimental design methodology, this paper reports the results from a controlled field evaluation of the ShotSpotter gunshot location technology in Redwood City, California. Results from this field test indicate...