A resource guide to law enforcement, corrections, and forensic technologies

Message from the Attorney General......Page 4
Preface......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 9
Section 1: Officer Protection and Crime Prevention......Page 11
1. Protective Equipment......Page 12
2. Restraint Systems......Page 16
3. Firearms......Page 18
4. Less-Than-Lethal Weapons......Page 21
5. Pursuit Management......Page 24
6. Surveillance......Page 27
7. Offender Monitoring/Officer Location......Page 30
8. Concealed Weapon and Contraband Detection......Page 32
Section 2: Public Safety in Critical Incidents......Page 35
9. Explosives Detection and Remediation......Page 37
10. Chemical and Biological Defense......Page 41
11. Transportation Infrastructure Security......Page 44
Section 3: Communications and Information Technology......Page 46
12. Communications Interoperability......Page 47
13. Biometric Identification......Page 51
14. Information Sharing and Analysis......Page 53
15. Crime Mapping......Page 57
16. Electronic Crime/Cybercrime......Page 60
Section 4: Investigative and Forensic Sciences......Page 64
17. Crime Laboratory Assistance......Page 65
18. Forensic Technology Research and Development......Page 67
19. Investigative Sciences......Page 71
Appendix A: Office of Justice Programs (OJP)......Page 74
Appendix B: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)......Page 79
Appendix C: Office of Justice Programs and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services: Funding and Other Resources......Page 80
Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms......Page 96