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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... involvement undoubtedly will grow. Any person who is interested in criminal justice issues must develop the capacity to understand, use, and challenge current IT practices if he or she wishes to successfully contribute to the future of ...
... involved in cross- jurisdictionai cooperation. The immediate outcome of this new national focus on local crime was the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA).1 This agency was proposed by the National Commission on ...
... involved tabular presentation of aggregate data, hand-drawn charts, and pin maps. With the advent of high-speed computer processing, however, automated spatial crime mapping (often referred to as geographic information systems [GIS]) ...
... involved agencies, to be completed successfully. A qualitative study conducted by SEARCH indicated the following primary obstacles to adoption of integrated justice information systems: persistence of entrenched information processing ...
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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 |