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PUBLIC ORDER IN A FREE SOCIETY - A PROBLEM IN SUBOPTIMIZATION

NCJ Number
9592
Author(s)
W W HERRMANN
Date Published
1968
Length
31 pages
Annotation
STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MAY BE AT VARIANCE WITH THOSE FOR OPTIMIZING SECURITY WITHIN A FREE SOCIETY'S CONSTRAINTS.
Abstract
BOTH THE SCIENTIST AND THE TECHNICIAN HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY IN ASSISTING WITH THE COMPLEX TASK OF EXPLICATING THE RAMIFICATIONS IMPLICIT IN THE SELECTION OF OBJECTIVES AND THE CHOICE OF APPROACHES - TECHNOLOGICAL AND CONCEPTUAL TO BE IMPLEMENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)