| This paper will present findings from a study of firearms information needs in four cities: Miami, Tucson, Chicago and Salinas, California. The findings first focus on the types of firearm information currently collected in each of these cities, including ATF gun tracing data. We also examine how this current information is actually utilized and what kinds of questions the police at the local level would like to have answered through analysis of existing data. We also examine the types of information the police would like to have at their disposal. This study focuses on impact and needs at both strategic and tactical levels of policing. It also compares information gained from the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program as it relates to understanding local gun markets in the study sites. |
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