Information Technology in the Practice of Law Enforcement

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Author(s): Susan Rebstock Williams (Georgia Southern University, USA)and Cheryl Aasheim (Georgia Southern University, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 20
Source title: End-User Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Steve Clarke (University of Hull Business School, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-945-8.ch082

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / End-User Computing / Information Science Reference / Social Computing

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Abstract

In February 2001, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department began the rollout of a “mobile” information system that will eventually enable all information relating to incident reports, arrests, and investigations to be collected, distributed, and managed in a paperless, wireless environment. The system, dubbed Knowledge-Based Community Oriented Policing System (KBCOPS), began as a “grass roots” project within the police department to reduce paperwork, increase data accuracy, share knowledge and information, and promote a problem solving analytical framework. The system has been under development for seven years, from concept to implementation. The strategies and approaches used to develop this system, the technologies employed, and, most importantly, the challenges faced in merging wireless, wired, database, and applications technologies while satisfying the user requirements of the police department are detailed in this report.

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