Hoch was a mystery and detective story writer who sent two stories to the Crime Prevention anthology, so this one was published under his Dentinger pseudonym. In the story, a modern-day detective is sent forward to the year 2259 so he can bring back future crime fighting methods, but what he finds is rather less than impressive.
I understand that it can transport me three hundred years in the future to study techniques of crime prevention and law enforcement.

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  1. “The Future Is Ours,” as by Stephen Dentinger, in Crime Prevention in the 30th Century, edited by Hans Stefan Stantesson (Walker, 1969).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Edward D. Hoch as by Stephen Dentinger
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    “The Future Is Ours” by Edward D. Hoch, in The Future Is Ours (Wildside Press, July 2015).
    3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Edward D. Hoch