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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... result was questionable knowledge at best about nonfederal crime and the local criminal justice environment. An effort was made to address this shortcoming during the 1920s when the International Association of Chiefs of Police (1ACP) ...
... results of this survey suggest that this potential has not yet been realized. Nevertheless, both federal and state ... result of the background checks required by the Brady Act law.111 The ability to perform such checks is a remarkable ...
... resulting from a DNA-based conviction. By March 2004, the national database was expected to include profiles of the entire "criminally active population." Even in its current state, the database has a 40% match rate in linking crime ...
... result in the prolonged incarceration of inmates after their sentences expire. Harris County currently uses the ... resulting in a first court appearance within 24 hours for felony and misdemeanor suspects. The benefits of such a system ...
... result. Information Sharing In 2002, the Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council was established to ... results that are too often equivocal/0 This is particularly true of research that has focused on police departments ...
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 |