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Book SynopsisOffers a new understanding of the changing world of police departments and information technology's significant and undeniable influence on crime management
Trade ReviewThe Technology of Policing provides a brilliant analysis of how new information technologies are used to reproduce established police practices rather than to effect organizational change or more efficient crime control. -- Richard V. Ericson,co-author of The New Politics of Surveillance and Visibility
At a time when police technology is actively promoted as a & silver-bullet, and studied mainly for its instrumental effects, Mannings sociological acumen is a vital antidote. A closely and astutely observed study of the meanings and effects of crime mapping/analysis within police organizations. -- Ian Loader,author of Civilizing Security
Mannings work is both sophisticated in its approach and tremendously rich in the detail of its empirical inquiry. Few scholars take the time and have the access and ability to research police practices so meticulously and with the advantages that come with many years of energetic experience. * American Journal of Sociology *
A richly textured analysis of the introduction, use, and effects of crime mapping technology in three police departmentsBoston, Washington, DC, and a medium-sized American city referred to as & Western. * Journal of Information Technology and Politics *
Table of ContentsI Theorizing 1 Rationalities 2 The Dance of Change3 The Music and Its Features4 Technology's Ways: Imaginative Variations II Case Studies Overview of the Case Studies 5 Western City and Police 6 Metropolitan Washington and Police7 Boston and Police III Appraising 8 Contributions of Structure, Content and Focus to Ordering9 Seeing and Saying in the Boston CAM10 Generalization Epilogue Appendix A: Data and Methods Appendix B: Professional "Faery Tales" and Serious Organizational Ethnography Compared NotesReferencesIndexAbout the Author
