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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... problems with which they must deal, to manage day-to-day operations more effectively, to reduce operating costs, and ... problem of crime, whereas courts need effective management at a reasonable cost. Thus, the nature of these two ...
... problem. The consequence was that national political attention began to focus on the issue. A common view was that the local criminal justice system was in fact not a "system" and was not performing effectively. It was seen as ...
... problem of crime. In some respects, these efforts can be considered a success. The federal BJS now produces an impressive array of data series covering a large variety of criminal justice topics. The NIJ sponsors a wide range of ...
... problems are not created by NIBRS information needs. They are a consequence of the outmoded and inadequate IT systems that are supposed to produce NIBRS-quality data but do not. Nevertheless, as departments upgrade and automate record ...
... 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 evolved significantly over the ...
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 |