Information Technology and the Criminal Justice SystemApril Pattavina How has information technology changed the way we monitor criminal behavior? How has it changed the way we examine patterns of criminal behavior? How have criminal justice organizations adapted to using information technology? What is the future of information in criminal justice? There have been many technical, analytical, legal, and organizational issues related to advances in computer and information technology over the past several decades. Given the substantial investments that federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies are making in information technology, they now consider it an integral component of understanding how our criminal justice system works.
Information Technology and the Criminal Justice System is recommended for upper level undergraduate and graduate level courses in Criminal Justice departments, including Information Technology and Criminal Justice; Criminal Justice Data Analysis; Crime Analysis; Technology and Criminal Justice; and Technology and Society. This book is also an excellent resource for professionals in the field. |
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... Criminal Activity 77 DAVID S. WALI Transformative Impacts of Cyberspace on Social and Criminal Activity 78 Impacts of the Internet on Criminal Opportunities and Behavior 81 Criminological Theory and Cybercrimes 87 Conclusion 94 SECTION ...
... criminal justice system over the past several decades. Given the substantial investments that federal, stare, and local criminal ... activity. He also analyzes the construction of our understanding of cybercrime and its relationship i\ ...
... criminal matters. Cities or towns, even in small jurisdictions, were responsible for funding law enforcement activities. Prosecution, adjudication, and jails operated largely at county levels. During the 1960s, however, crime increased ...
... activities of other organizations. This is taking place not only within and between agencies that perform common functions (e.g., police departments), which 1 would characterize as horizontal integration, but also between the various ...
... Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, which has been the foundation for virtually all subsequent federal legislation on state and local criminal justice matters. This act created the LEAA, which from 1 968 to 1979 housed the ...
Contents
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Acquiring Implementing and Evaluating Information Technology | 29 |
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 57 |
The Internet as a Conduit for Criminal Activity | 77 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 99 |
Information Technology and Crime Analysis | 125 |
Police Strategies and Their Relationship | 131 |
Geographic Information Systems | 147 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 167 |
Using | 195 |
Environment Technology | 221 |
THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION | 241 |
The Future of Information Technology | 261 |
Index | 273 |
About the Editor | 287 |