Law Enforcement Information Technology: A Managerial, Operational, and Practitioner Guide / Edition 1

by James Chu

Overview

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IT REVOLUTION? Law enforcement agencies that are laggards in Information Technology (IT) will soon, if not already, be considered mismanaged. Whether you are in an operational position, or you are a police officer who aspires to a higher rank, you must be aware of how IT can help you perform your job and help your organization.

DON'T BE INTIMIDATED BY IT ANY LONGER. With extensive experience implementing large-scale IT projects to the law enforcement community, author Jim Chu has assembled a comprehensive, one-stop guide that enables you to understand the many complexities and hurdles associated with IT systems. In a non-technical language, Law Enforcement Information Technology: A Managerial, Operational, and Practitioner Guide describes infrastructure components and outlines economic concepts that explain how and why IT adds value. It also includes seminal perspectives on why IT supports community policing, and how public policing is changing to a knowledge-based profession.

LEARN HOW TO APPLY IT AND MAXIMIZE THE USE OF INFORMATION. Used wisely and correctly, IT can be one of your greatest and most efficient assets in law enforcement. Whether you address automation or communicate with those who do, you need to understand the role of IT in all aspects of the public safety service delivery chain. Logically organized and easy to understand, Law Enforcement Information Technology helps you become well-versed in the latest terminology, products, and automation options and gives you the ability to work with technical resources in a partnership to improve the performance of your organization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849310898
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/21/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Strategic of IT. IT in Support of Community Policing. Managerial. Strategic Planning and Reengineering Operations. Acquisition of IT. Major Applications. Databases and Information. Computer Aided Dispatch. Records Management Systems. Mobile Computing. Technology Infrastructure. Wireline Infrastructure. Wireless Voice Infrastructure. Wireless Data Infrastructure.

Editorial Reviews

"The book is logically organized and provides a complete review of all pertinent issues… I know of no other publications that are as comprehensive and/or practitioner oriented. The bulk of literature currently available is not targeted at the law enforcement IT manager. This work fills a critical gap…"
-G. Matthew Snyder, Technology Administrator of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Technology Center and Technical Assistance Program

"This is a well structured and very readable book which should be of considerable interest to a wide range of people within law enforcement agencies. I particularly like the use of case studies to illustrate the concepts and theories. Reading the book has been particularly useful to me in benchmarking our plans to implement the recommendations of the Patten Report on Policing in Northern Ireland."
-Mr. Richard Miller, Chief Administration Officer, Royal Ulster Constabulary

From the Publisher

Writing not for engineers but for managers, supervisors, and line officers working in law enforcement who increasingly face new digital technology in all facets of their operations, Chu illustrates how information technology in applied in the profession. Technical people, consultants, vendors, and developers in information technology might also learn here about that particular market. He works with the Emergency Communications for Southwest British Columbia, C-Comm, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews