For more on New York City’s law-enforcement technology, see the following articles:

“Comstatmania,” by Rebecca Webber and Gail Robinson, Gotham Gazette, 7 July 2003.

“Maps and Management: Comstat Evolves,” by Raymond Dussault, Government Technology, April 2000.

“The Terrorism Beat: How Is the NYPD Defending the City?” by William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 25 July 2005.

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