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- Publisher
- IOS Press
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009 by IOS Press, Inc
- ISSN
- 1570-1255
- eISSN
- 1875-8754
- DOI
- 10.3233/IP-2009-0170
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
In this article we offer visual depictions and analysis of contextual factors relative to the presence of public safety networks (PSNs) in the United States (US). A PSN combines shared technological infrastructures for supporting information sharing, computing interoperability and interagency interactions involving policing, criminal justice, and emergency response. The broad research objective is to explain the formation of PSNs based upon factors derived from rational choice and institutional theories. To do so we develop maps to represent our data analysis. This analysis suggests that our approach is promising for generating insights about PSNs and, by extension, about other types of inter-organizational collaborations focusing on using information and communication technologies to enable information-sharing.
Journal
Information Polity – IOS Press
Published: Jan 1, 2009