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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... CRIME REPORTING AND ANALYSIS 99 5. The Impact of Information Technology on Crime Reporting: The NIBRS Process 101 DONALD FAGC.IANJ AND DAVID HIRSCHEL The Uniform Crime Reporting System 101 The National Incident-Based Reporting System ...
... crime reporting and analysis. In Chapter 5, Donald Faggiani and David Hirschel discuss how advances in IT have affected official crime reporting, with a particular emphasis on the National Incident- Based Reporting System (NIBRS). In ...
... based interface that allows researchers and relevant agencies to transfer and access data easily and in a timely ... Incident-Based Reporting System During the mid-1970s, it was clear that a revised and enhanced UCR system was needed for ...
... Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) replace the existing UCR system. The plan called for "incident-based" reporting, rather than aggregate reporting, represented by two levels of reporting complexity, the more derailed of which ...
... based. Gradual conversion to mainframe computer record keeping began during ... Incident address records are a good example of this capability. When entered ... based applications such as crime mapping and the NIBRS. For example, in Los ...
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 |