NCJ Number
45130
Date Published
1977
Length
213 pages
Annotation
MANAGERIAL, ETHICAL, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE USE OF DATA-PROCESSING SYSTEMS BY POLICE AGENCIES ARE DISCUSSED IN 11 SYMPOSIUM PAPERS.
Abstract
FOUR OF THE PAPERS ARE CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DATA-PROCESSING PERSONNEL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: MANAGERIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS; SELF-AUDITING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; AUDIT AND DATA CONTROL IN LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; AND ALLOCATING COSTS TO USERS IN A REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA-PROCESSING AGENCY. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE POLITICS AND ETHICS OF DATA-PROCESSING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, ETHICS AND MORALITY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION PROCESSING, AND POLICE POLICYMAKING AND CONSENSUS IN REGIONAL AND STATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS. FOR SEPARATE ABSTRACTS OF THE ARTICLES, SEE NCJ-45131 THROUGH NCJ-45141. (LKM)