The Impact of New Technology and Organizational Stress on Public Safety Decision Making

Arguing that the current hierarchical structure of most large law enforcement agencies actually discourages timely and flexible resource allocation decisions and frustrates changes such as the introduction of community policing efforts, McCarty (captain of the Philadelphia Police Department since 1991) proposes a new approach to criminal justice technology involving compatibility of the organizational structure, public safety strategy, and the supporting M.I.S. technology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR