Can EDP be applied to all police agencies?
An attempt to determine whether EDP (electornic data processing) can be applied to all police agencies. The author discusses the natureof the data-processing job facing law enforcement agencies, the eequipment available now and in the future for handling this job, and what police departments can and should do now about EDP. It is a powerful tool that offers great promise to law enforcement officials. Its effective use depends in large measure on the extent to which police administrators specify the role of data in police operations and work together in the development of a cooperative and comprehensive system of data describing persons and property.
