Criminal Justice Technology

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of how information technology (IT) is used in the criminal justice field, including but not limited to report writing, other paperwork processing, maintaining different police databases, records, and the use of the Internet for duty related matters. Students will learn how to turn information into knowledge, define who can use the knowledge, and for what purposes. Students will also examine what the current state of IT is in various components of the criminal justice system, and what challenges lie ahead. Topics include: Acquiring, Implementing and Evaluating Information Technology; How Criminal Justice Agencies use the Internet; and Offender-Based Information Sharing to include SORN systems.