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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... Offender-Based Information Sharing: Using a Consent-Driven System to Promote Integrated Service Delivery 195 KATHLEEN R. SNAVELY, FAYE S. TAXMAN, AND STUART GORDON Offender-Based Information Systems 196 Phase 1: Planning 205 Phase 2 ...
... offender flow through the criminal justice system and how the information can be used. They also describe the legal context of information sharing across agencies, with a focus on issues related to privacy. In Chapter 10, Peter Manning ...
... offenders, preventing crime, and meeting administrative needs.1 Crime analysis may also serve strategic purposes for planning agencies, crime prevention units, patrol and investigative commanders, and community relations units in terms ...
... offender interviews, and so forth. For some criminal justice agencies, information is also likely to come from non-police sources such as schools, utility companies, city planners, parks departments, social service agencies, courts ...
... offenders, arrestees, and law enforcement officers injured or killed. In addition, under the NIBRS, the scope of reporting is widened to cover 22 crime categories that include a total of 46 specific offenses known as "Group A" offenses ...
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 |