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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... websites, and the establishment and expansion of sites has continued at a rapid pace.""' By allowing agencies to interact cheaply and easily with members of their constituent communities, an effective website can significantly enhance ...
... website (www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucrquest.htm). An additional crime reporting system that has the potential for at least supplementing, and perhaps replacing, the UCR system was proposed and adopted during the mid-1980s. It came to be called ...
... website (www.doar.com). 36. SEARCH, "Metro/Davidson County, Tennessee: Criminal Justice Information System — Project Overview and Keys to Success," in Case Study Series: A Report of the National Task Force on Court Automation and ...
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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 |