01 Jul Importance of Information Sharing Among Agencies
Importance of Information Sharing Among Agencies
The author presents the problems posed by the inability to exchange information among criminal justice agencies in the US and the importance of information sharing and the interoperability of communication systems.
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1) Utilizing publicly available search engines, identify an example whereby lack of information sharing among criminal justice organizations may have contributed towards a negative outcome. Discuss some factors that served as a barrier to exchanging information among relevant agencies.
2) What are some steps that could have been taken to overcome the barriers you identified in part 1?
*The miscommunication issues of Sept 11, 2001 are off limits here: find something more recent!*
