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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... Incident-Based Reporting System 103 Policy Implications 112 Case Study: Using the NIBRS for Domestic Violence Research 113 Conclusion 120 6. Information Technology and Crime Analysis 125 PHYLLIS PARSHALL MCDONALD The Relationship ...
... Incident- Based Reporting System (NIBRS). In Chapter 6, crime analysis is covered by Phyllis McDonald, who describes the relationship between the development of IT and crime analysis and the policy implications of IT advances for police ...
... incidents. In October 2002, as the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area sought answers to the sniper shootings, law ... Incident-Based Reporting System During the mid-1970s, it was clear that a revised and enhanced UCR system was needed ...
... incidents for compilation at the state and federal levels. As agencies have improved their automated systems, this level of detail is in fact present (in principle) in most police department record management systems. This offers a ...
... Incident address records are a good example of this capability. When entered by hand, addresses frequently contain mistakes; in fact, error rates of 30% to 40% are not uncommon. Now, some departments have every legitimate city address ...
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 |