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Computers in Criminal Justice: Issues and Applications

NCJ Number
128642
Editor(s)
F Schmalleger
Date Published
1990
Length
278 pages
Annotation
These 11 papers examine computer technology in terms of its impacts on law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and the nature of criminal activity.
Abstract
Individual papers examine the problem of computer viruses and methods of addressing it, describe the nature of computer crime and abuse by the "computer underground," and discuss security management policies for workplaces using personal computers. Additional papers focus on legal issues associated with computer viruses, the impact of emerging police and corrections technology on constitutional rights, the costs and benefits of computer technology in criminal justice agencies, and the use of automated data processing in prisons. Further papers discuss the use of computer-assisted monitoring of offenders as an alternative to incarceration, the need for incorporating computer-related issues into criminal justice training, the future use of an expert system to profile murderers, and the future role of artificial intelligence in law enforcement. Tables, figures, chapter reference lists, index, and author biographies