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Summary
Summary
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 suggests that information technology in criminal justice will continue to challenge us to think about how we turn information into knowledge, who can use that knowledge, and for what purposes. In this text, editor April Pattavina synthesizes the growing body of research in information technology and criminal justice. Contributors examine what has been learned from past experiences, what the current state of IT is in various components of the criminal justice system, and what challenges lie ahead. Key Features
Covers a broad array of topics, including IT development and applications in organizations, data quality issues, legal issues, and criminal justice education Spans a variety of criminal justice agencies including courts, police, and corrections Includes contributors renowned in the field of criminal justice information systems Incorporates case studies to enhance students′ understanding of real-life situationsInformation 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.
Author Notes
Eve Buzawa is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts Lowell
James M. Byrne (M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University) is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lois M. Davis is a Senior Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation
Terence Dunworth is the Director of the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute
Donald Faggiani, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Associate with the Police Executive Research Forum
Stuart Gordon works as a consultant on editorial and health care policy matters
Roberta E. Griffith works as a research associate to provide data analysis, research, and project management assistance for Project Safe Neighborhoods
David Hirschel is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Brian A. Jackson, Ph.D., is a Physical Scientist at the RAND Corporation
Peter K. Manning holds the Elmer V. H. and Eileen M. Brooks Chair in Policing in the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University
Phyllis Parshall McDonald, Ed.D., is Director of Research and Assistant Professor for the Division of Public Safety Leadership at Johns Hopkins University
Glenn Pierce, Ph.D., is Interim Director of the Institute for Security and Public Policy and also Principal Research Scientist for the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University
Kathleen R. Snavely is the Director of Training for the University of Maryland's Bureau of Governmental Research
Faye S. Taxman is Professor at the School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University
David S. Wall (M.A., M.Phil., York; Ph.D., Leeds) is Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Leeds
Table of Contents
| Section I Advances in Criminal Justice Information Technology |
| Chapter 1 Information Technology and the Criminal Justice System : An Historical OverviewTerence Dunworth |
| Chapter 2 IT Acquiring, Implementing, and Evaluating Information TechnologyLois M. Davis and Brian A. Jackson |
| Section II The Criminal Justice System and the Internet |
| Chapter 3 How Criminal Justice Agencies Use The InternetRoberta E. Griffith |
| Chapter 4 The Internet as a Conduit for CriminalsDavid S. Wall |
| Section III Information Technology and Crime Reporting and Analysis |
| Chapter 5 The Impact of Information Technology on Crime Reporting: The NIBRS SystemDonald Faggiani and David Hirschel |
| Chapter 6 Information Technology and Crime AnalysisPhyllis P. McDonald |
| Chapter 7 Geographic Information Systems and Crime Mapping in Criminal Justice AgenciesApril Pattavina |
| Section IV Information Technology Issues in Criminal Justice Agencies |
| Chapter 8 Comprehensive Planning of Criminal Justice Information and Intelligence Systems: ATF's Experience in Implementing Firearms Tracing in the United StatesGlenn Pierce and Roberta E. Griffith |
| Chapter 9 Offender-Based Information Sharing: Using a Consent-Driven System to Promote Integrated Service DeliveryKathleen Snavely and Faye S. Taxman and Stuart Gordon |
| Chapter 10 Environment, Technology, and Organizational Change: Notes From the Police WorldPeter K. Manning |
| Section V The Future of Information Technology in the Criminal Justice System |
| Chapter 11 Information, Technology, and Criminal Justice EducationJames M. Byrne and Eve Buzawa |
| Chapter 12 The Future of Information Technology in Criminal Justice: Prospects and ChallengesApril Pattavina |
