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SYSTEMS APPROACH IN CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL

NCJ Number
5831
Author(s)
W W HERMANN
Date Published
1967
Length
12 pages
Annotation
RAMIFICATIONS INHERENT IN A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN APPLYING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
Abstract
THE COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED TO A SPECIFIC SET OF FUNCTIONS IN ONE AGENCY, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR POLICE AGENCY. THE FUNDAMENTAL FUNCTIONS OF A COMMAND-AND-CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE CONTEXT OF A GENERALIZED VIEW OF PORTIONS OF THE POLICE PROCESS ARE DISCUSSED IN GENERAL TERMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)