TABLES

1. Technologies Not Available to Local Police.........

2. Technologies in Need of Replacement
by Local Police .............................
3. Local Law Enforcement Agency Ratings of
Technology-Related Needs ....................
4. State Law Enforcement Agency Ratings of
Technology-Related Needs ....................
5. Priorities of Forensic Labs Surveyed..............
6. Types of LTL Weapons Authorized or in Use by Local
Departments...............................
7. Safety and Effectiveness of LTL Weapons
and Tactics ................................
8. Factors Limiting Future Acquisition or Use of
Smart Guns................................
9. Use of Vehicle Stopping/Tracking Technologies by
Local Police................................
10. Counter-Terrorism Technology Available to Local
Departments...............................
11. Percent of State and Local Police Receiving
Cybercrime Investigation or Analysis Support from
Various Sources Within Past Year................
12. Percent of Agencies with Primary Responsibility for
Court-Related Functions, 1997 .................
13. Percent of Labs Likely to Perform All or Most Tests, by
Type of Crime ..............................
14. Factors Limiting Analysis, by Type of Case .........
15. Distribution of Evidence Received by Laboratories ...

xiii

xvii
xix
xxix
xxix
xxxi
33
35
39
41
43

51
52
57
58
59

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Challenges and Choices for Crime-Fighting Technology

16. Reasons Cited for Problems in Conducting Firearms

Analyses ..................................
17. Reasons Cited for Problems in Conducting Trace
Evidence Analyses...........................
18. Quality of Laboratory Technologies in Use .........
19. Factors Limiting Future Acquisition/Use of DNA
Methodology...............................
20. Reasons Cited for Problems in Conducting DNA
Analyses ..................................
21. Stated Priorities of Laboratory Needs .............
22. Stated Priority of Technology for Improving
Accountability Within Agency ..................
23. Crime Mapping and Analysis by Local Police, by
Population Served...........................
24. Internet Use by Local Police ...................
25. Sources of Technology Information Used by Police ..
26. Percent of Local Departments Receiving TechnologyRelated Support from Various Sources Within Past
Year .....................................
27. Equipment Testing Program ...................
28. Percent of Local Police Receiving Requested Federal
Technology Assistance During Past Year, by
Population Served...........................
29. Percent of Local Police Receiving Requested Advice
from Federal Agencies on Selecting Technology during Past Year, by Population Served ..............
30. Technologies Not Available to Local Police.........
31. Technologies in Need of Replacement by
Local Police................................
32. Survey Response Rates for Police and Sheriffs
Departments...............................
33. Survey Response Rates for Local Police ...........
34. Departments Forced into the Police Survey Sample ..
35. Agencies Responding to Forensics Survey .........

61
64
66
72
72
73
105
106
109
125

126
139

145

149
155
156
168
169
170
174