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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... System 101 The National 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 ...
... Technology: An Overview of the Meaning of Technologies in Policing 229 A Case Study of Police Use of IT 232 Concluding Remarks 235 SECTION V. THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 241 11. Information, ...
... information systems (GIS) and crime mapping m criminal justice agencies. In addition to GIS applications in criminal justice, she pays specific attention to issues of data quality. The fourth section of the book includes chapters that ...
April Pattavina. Section I ADVANCES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Information Technology and the Criminal justice System An Historical Overview SECTION I: ADVANCES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
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 |