NCJ Number
154738
Date Published
1995
Length
148 pages
Annotation
Consisting of two parts, a technical report and a journal- style article, this study examines the impact of high-technology crime investigation on medium-sized law enforcement agencies.
Abstract
The technical report focuses on 10 trends and 10 events that were forecast by subject-matter experts during a Nominal Group Technique process. The trends identified in the study include a change in criminal law, high technology criminal investigations, organized crime, crime reporting, Cyber-Cops, hackers, computer crime victims, jurisdictional investigative boundary issues, rapid change in technology, and computerized information. The panel's forecasted events include the investigation of high- technology crime, high-technology crime series, law enforcement partnerships, high-technology terrorist attacks, entry-level officer computer skills, new legislation, private funding, the use of personal communicator numbers, and high technology sales tax. A strategic and transition management plans were developed to implement a course of action. The strategic plan recommends that medium-sized law enforcement agencies form partnerships with public and private-sector high technology crime investigation agencies. The transition plan presents the reader with a management structure and implementation plan to move the organization from its current state to the desired future state. The study's conclusions show that the establishment of partnerships is the best avenue for medium-sized law enforcement agencies to take in the investigation of high technology crime. The journal article focuses on the problem of high-technology crime in the future and the constant evolution of new technologies. 4 tables, 21 graphs, 25 references, and a 37-item bibliography