Issues in information technology
Subtitle: a reader for the busy police chief executive
By: edited by Ronald W. Glensor and Gerard R. Murphy
Publisher: Police Executive Research Forum
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9781878734860
Subjects: Law enforcement; Data processing; Criminal investigation; Information storage and retrieval systems; Technological innovations
Description: This book is a concise and informative overview of the issues most important to police leaders interested in employing cutting-edge technology. The reader focuses on such topics as emerging technologies, strategic planning, working with vendors, ways to get funded, information sharing and more. Written by law enforcement executives, policing IT managers, a city chief information officer and other experts in the field, this nontechnical publication identifies the questions to ask and issues to consider when trying to make the most of technology. In agencies with limited resources, but ever-expanding responsibilities, this publication is a good starting point for considering the best way to integrate information systems that will improve police processes.
Notes: "February 2005."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Chuck Wexler; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction / David Boyd; title: 1. IT changes in law enforcement / Darrel W. Stephens; title: 2. Strategic IT planning / Ronald W. Glensor and Kenneth J. Peak; title: 3. Working with vendors / Craig Fraser; title: Sidebar : an approach to successful client/vendor partnerships / Ron Meyer; title: 4. IT and organizational change / Larry Boyd and Rick Smith; title: 5. Ways to fund technology / Douglas L. Bartosh; title: 6. What the police chief needs to know about IT management / Bryce Kolpack; title: 7. Technology and law enforcement : six principles from the CIO's perspective / Todd Sander, Liz Wallendorf, and Christine O'Connor; title: 8. Information sharing and integrated justice : what law enforcement executives need to know / Kelly J. Harris; title: 9. Emerging technology / Thomas J. Cowper; title: About the editors; title: About the contributors; title: About Versaterm, Inc.; title: About PERF.