Calling All Cars: Radio Dragnets and the Technology of Policing

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Calling All Cars This page intentionally left blank Calling All Cars Radio Dragnets and the Technology of Policing kat hleen bat t les university o f m inneso ta pre ss m innea po l is • l o ndo n The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges financial assistance provided by Oakland University for the publication of this book. Copyright 2010 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Battles, Kathleen. Calling all cars : radio dragnets and the technology of policing / Kathleen Battles. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8166-4913-6 (hc : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8166-4914-3 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Police communication systems. 2. Law enforcement—Technological innovations. 3. Criminal investigation—Technological innovations. 4. Police—Equipment and supplies. I. Title. hv7936.c8b38 2010 363.2´32—dc22 2009012461 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...