How Police Technology Aggravates Racial Inequity: A Taxonomy of Problems and a Path Forward

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Moy
Keyword(s):  
Police Technology

Estimating the Effects of Police Technology Using Quasi-Experimental Methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian B. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
License Plate ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Police Technology ◽  
License Plate Readers

Law enforcement agencies are adopting a variety of new surveillance technologies at a fast pace. These technologies could have substantial benefits in terms of public safety, but, for many of them, their ability to reduce crime is unknown. Although a small experimental literature addresses some of these technologies, many of the implementations have been too small to provide an accurate measurement of their potential. In this paper, I explore the advantages and make general suggestions about the use of quasi-experimental methodologies in estimating the public safety benefits of police technology. I also consider the specific case of license plate readers and provide some examples of difference-in-differences approaches that could be used to study their efficacy.

Police Technology

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Manning ◽  
Meghan Stroshine
Keyword(s):  
Police Technology
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