How has information technology changed the way we monitor criminal behavior?How has it changed the way we examine patterns of criminal behavior? How havecrimina... » 

How has information technology changed the way we monitor criminal behavior?How has it changed the way we examine patterns of criminal behavior? How havecriminal justice organizations adapted to using information technology? What isthe future of information in criminal justice?There have been many technical analytical legal and organizational issuesrelated to advances in computer and information technology over the pastseveral decades. Given the substantial investments that federal state andlocal criminal justice agencies are making in information technology they nowconsider it an integral component of understanding how our criminal justicesystem works.Information Technology and the Criminal Justice System suggests thatinformation technology in criminal justice will continue to challenge us tothink about how we turn information into knowledge who can use that knowledgeand for what purposes. In this text editor April Pattavina synthesizes thegrowing body of research in information technology and criminal justice.Contributors examine what has been learned from past experiences what thecurrent state of IT is in various components of the criminal justice systemand what challenges lie ahead.Key FeaturesCovers a broad array of topics including IT development and applications inorganizations data quality issues legal issues and criminal justiceeducationSpans a variety of criminal justice agencies including courts police andcorrectionsIncludes contributors renowned in the field of criminal justice informationsystemsIncorporates case studies to enhance students understanding of reallifesituationsInformation Technology and the Criminal Justice System is recommended for upperlevel undergraduate and graduate level courses in Criminal Justice departmentsincluding Information Technology and Criminal Justice Criminal Justice DataAnalysis Crime Analysis Technology and Criminal Justice and Technology andSociety. This book is also an excellent resource for professionals in thefield. «