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The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center – West (NLECTC-West) is a program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California, operates the NLECTC-West for NIJ. The NLECTC-West provides technical assistance, education and training, seminars, access to state-of-the-art equipment and procedures, and current technical information through its engineering assistance and outreach programs to assist law enforcement and corrections agencies with their current needs as well as future requirements. The Center, in operation since 1994, has expertise in the areas of communications systems, less-than-lethal weaponry, emergency response, database design, in-car video, vehicle pursuit management, prison safety, prisoner and probation tracking, school safety, drug/weapon detection devices, military special operations and non-traditional forensics. The Center’s staff utilizes sophisticated email and database systems to maintain contact with their clients in eight Western States (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington). The Center routinely attends the annual meetings of the primary professional organizations in each of the states and disseminates current information from NIJ and the Center’s scientists and engineers.

Operating with a dedicated staff of professionals, the Center reaches into The Aerospace Corporation’s technical staff of 2300 scientists and makes their skills available to law enforcement and corrections agencies at no charge. In the course of its operation, the Center has delivered otherwise unavailable expertise in over 1,000 forensic investigations, major system studies and routine technical inquiries. Drawing upon the practical expertise of senior law enforcement and corrections advisors from all eight states, the Center works diligently to maintain technical currency as well as operational relevance to its clients.