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Diffusion of Police Technology across Time and Space and the Impact of Technology Use on Police Effectiveness and Its Contribution to Decision-Making

Demir, Serhat
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1238602124

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2009, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Political Science.
Crime analysis and crime mapping technologies have diffused rapidly in the United States to many law enforcement agencies regardless of jurisdiction and agency size and crime rates. Using a unique data set created by merging several well-known data sets, this research, firstly, explains this rapid spread using innovation diffusion framework with a special focus on the effect of spatial proximity. Secondly, whether the adopting agencies make a use of those technologies in decision-making is examined. This part also tests two rival views on decision-making; rationality and bounded-rationality. Lastly, the direct effect of those technologies on police effectiveness is tested. Potential reciprocal causality problems are considered and multiple methodologies are used in testing the last argument. This comprehensive research on the diffusion, use and effectiveness of crime mapping and crime analysis found that spatial proximity matters in adopting crime mapping. Geographically closer departments are more likely to adopt crime mapping technologies. Besides, statistical analyzes suggest that information obtained from crime mapping is used for strategic decision-making as long the information is parsimonious. When there is too much information, the police department is less likely to base decisions such as resource allocation and redistricting on crime mapping information. Moreover, this research provided partial evidence that crime analysis and crime mapping increases police effectiveness in terms of increased crime clearances.
Ryan Claassen, PhD (Committee Co-Chair)
Mark Colvin, PhD (Committee Co-Chair)
208 p.
Armed Forces; Criminology; Public Administration
crime mapping; crime analysis; decision-making; diffusion of innovations; police effectiveness; spatial proximity

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  • Demir, S. (2009). Diffusion of Police Technology across Time and Space and the Impact of Technology Use on Police Effectiveness and Its Contribution to Decision-Making [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1238602124

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Demir, Serhat. Diffusion of Police Technology across Time and Space and the Impact of Technology Use on Police Effectiveness and Its Contribution to Decision-Making. 2009. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1238602124.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Demir, Serhat. "Diffusion of Police Technology across Time and Space and the Impact of Technology Use on Police Effectiveness and Its Contribution to Decision-Making." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1238602124

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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