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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... identified. Prior to 1965, the responsibility for dealing with crime — especially street crime — rested with local governments. Except for the relatively narrow jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), both the ...
... identifies these as supporting resource deployment, assisting investigations and apprehending offenders, preventing crime, and meeting administrative needs.1 Crime analysis may also serve strategic purposes for planning agencies, crime ...
... identification. These have always been problematic for police departments for two principal reasons. First, definitive ... identify persons who are ineligible to buy firearms or hold positions involving children, persons who have ...
... Identification System (IAFIS) initiatives, providing an added impetus for implementation. MDTs will also assist departments in conforming to the new incident-based reporting standards of the NIBRS. These clear advantages, coupled with ...
... identification and location, lawyers' mailing addresses, schedules for court events, and automatic notice generation. Since the 1970s, similar systems have been introduced, and courts today typically have some automated case tracking ...
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 |