PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- Chapter One INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE -- Factors Affecting the Use of Technology by Law Enforcement -- HOW THE REPORT IS ORGANIZED -- USAGE OF TERMS -- METHODOLOGY -- Part I LAW ENFORCEMENT'S USE OF TECHNOLOGY -- Chapter Two CRIME PREVENTION -- SURVEILLANCE -- Fixed-Site and Mobile Video Surveillance -- Night Vision and Electro-Optical Surveillance -- School Safety -- CRIME ANALYSIS -- OFFENDER TRACKING -- Chapter Three FIRST RESPONSE -- SITUATION REPORTING -- Emergency Reporting Systems -- Non-Emergency Reporting Systems -- Mass Notification Systems -- TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS -- Communications Within Agencies -- Interoperability Among Agencies -- OFFICER DEPLOYMENT -- OFFICER PROTECTION -- Weapons and Personal Protection Devices -- Drug and Weapons Detection -- PURSUIT MANAGEMENT -- COUNTER-TERRORISM -- Chapter Four INVESTIGATION AND APPREHENSION -- CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION -- Digital Crime Scene Photography -- Fingerprint Identification -- Suspect Composites -- Cybercrime -- SUSPECT APPREHENSION -- Summonses and Warrants -- Mug Shots -- Remote Case Filing -- Chapter Five FORENSIC ANALYSIS -- TYPES OF CRIME -- TYPES OF EVIDENCE -- Controlled Substances -- Latent Prints -- Toxicology and Blood Alcohol -- Forensic Biology Screening -- Computer Crime Evidence -- Firearms, Tool Marks, Footwear, and Tire Prints -- Trace Evidence, Fire Debris, and Explosive Residue -- Questioned Document Analysis -- TYPES OF EQUIPMENT -- General Lab Equipment -- Laboratory Information Management (LIM) Systems -- DNA Analysis -- OVERALL STATED PRIORITIES -- Clearing Backlogs -- Trends Impacting Forensic Sciences -- BROADER VISIONS FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY -- Chapter Six ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT -- INFORMATION PROCESSING -- Computer Hardware.

Computerized Data and Networks -- Priorities of Computer-Related Needs -- Closing the "Digital Divide" -- Broader Visions for Information Technology -- PLANNING -- Tele- and Video-Conferencing -- RISK MANAGEMENT -- TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION -- TRAINING -- Current Availability of Training Technology and Technology Training -- Future Needs Related to Training -- ACCOUNTABILITY -- Accountability to Police Leadership -- Video Cameras in Patrol Cars -- Internet Use -- Civil Rights -- Public Opinion and Privacy Issues -- Part II FEDERAL CHALLENGES AND CHOICES -- POLICY BACKGROUND -- Early Federal Initiatives -- More Recent Initiatives -- Chapter Seven SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION AND SUPPORT -- SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION -- SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGY-RELATED SUPPORT -- PARTNERING FOR TECHNOLOGY-RELATED SUPPORT -- Chapter Eight RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT -- R&D AND COMMERCIALIZATION -- TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT -- Direct Funding -- Direct Supply -- Access -- Testing, Evaluation, and Standards -- Coordination -- Chapter Nine TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION -- TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE -- NEWS -- ADVICE -- CONFERENCES -- TRAINING -- Chapter Ten CHALLENGES AND CHOICES -- NUMERICAL LESSONS FROM THE SURVEYS -- CONCEPTUAL LESSONS FROM THE SURVEYS -- LOWERING THE BARRIERS TO TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION -- Policy Considerations -- OVERARCHING TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- Recommendations -- Appendix A RAND SURVEY METHODOLOGY -- Appendix B EXAMPLES OF NLECTC TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES -- REFERENCES.