Using a counterfactual process to identify the applicability of emerging technology

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dc.contributor.advisorWolman, Lauren
dc.contributor.advisorMorag, Nadav
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Michael William
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs
dc.dateSep-14
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-05T20:10:24Z
dc.date.available2014-12-05T20:10:24Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.descriptionCHDS State/Localen_US
dc.description.abstractLaw enforcement is often ill-prepared to identify and adopt emerging technologies into its agencies and communities. This ineffectiveness frequently leads to unintended consequences, as well as a technological gap between police departments and the criminal elements. This thesis examines how counterfactual analysis might assist law enforcement organizations to successfully implement emerging technologies into society. A counterfactual thought experiment was conducted using a historical event in which the applicability of an emerging technology (or antecedent) was analyzed. The antecedent for this scenario was Augmented Reality technology, in the possession of law enforcement personnel during the Boston Marathon Bombing that occurred on April 15, 2013. This thesis found that counterfactual analyses could allow agencies to assess the value of emerging technologies by considering their hypothetical use in past incidents and determining applicability in the future. Adopting this process might assist law enforcement in becoming more efficient in acquiring and implementing new technologies into its communities.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceFirst Lieutenant, Michigan State Policeen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/usingcounterfact1094543934
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/43934
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is reserved by the copyright owner.en_US
dc.subject.authorAugmented Realityen_US
dc.subject.authorBoston Marathonen_US
dc.subject.authorBoston Marathon bombingen_US
dc.subject.authorcounterfactualsen_US
dc.subject.authorcounterfactual analysisen_US
dc.subject.authorcounterfactual thought experimenten_US
dc.subject.authortechnologyen_US
dc.subject.authoremerging technologyen_US
dc.subject.authorlaw enforcementen_US
dc.titleUsing a counterfactual process to identify the applicability of emerging technologyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
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