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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... functions (e.g., police departments), which 1 would characterize as horizontal integration, but also between the various elements of the system (i.e., law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and corrections), which I would characterize as ...
... functions in criminal justice. Reuland identifies these as supporting resource deployment, assisting investigations and apprehending offenders, preventing crime, and meeting administrative needs.1 Crime analysis may also serve strategic ...
... function effectively or are incompatible with NIBRS requirements. Of course, the technical and cost problems are not created by NIBRS information needs. They are a consequence of the outmoded and inadequate IT systems that are supposed ...
... functions of a police precinct — not just arrests and bookings — in one complete package. For example, the latest breed of RMS will manage budgets; keep an active inventory of supplies, property, and evidence; schedule K-9 care and ...
... functions and efficiency, yet it has not brought the wide- sweeping change experienced by law enforcement. Nonetheless, with the advent of closed-caption television (CCTV) in the courtroom, the courts were able to respect 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 |