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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... potential that such changes promise. In short, the movement of the criminal justice field into a new IT world is a work in progress — a journey that is under way. Nevertheless, the journey has begun, and the distance traveled is ...
... potential for analysis that would be impossible using only the UCR aggregates, but it also decreases local agencies' control over dissemination of information. Despite the potential benefits of the NIBRS to law enforcement management ...
... potential will be sufficient to mobilize the voluntary local commitment to participation on which the NIBRS depends.27 Records Management Systems An RMS is the informational heart of any police department's operations. It provides for ...
... potential to overcome these problems quickly and efficiently, yet the results of this survey suggest that this potential has not yet been realized. Nevertheless, both federal and state criminal history and identification systems have ...
... potential to criminal justice agencies. The principal cautionary note is that the expense of such databases and the specialized skills required to match DNA profiles that might delay nationwide implementation in the United States ...
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 |