NCJ Number
165405
Journal
Trends: UNCJIN Crime and Justice Letter Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: (1995) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1995
Length
4 pages
Annotation
The evolution of the Internet and its potential for the criminal justice community throughout the world are examined.
Abstract
The Internet may be the most significant catalyst in the expansion of the Information Age. Gopher is a program that searches the Internet for information. The World Wide Web is the simplest and fastest way of obtaining information from the Internet. The three concerns about the structure of information on the Internet are the difficulty of locating and relocating information due to its constant reshuffling, the limited and often nonexistent editing process, and the need to control potential opportunities for the abuse of privacy. The United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN) has been available on the Internet since 1992. UNCJIN's three services on the Internet include an interactive electronic discussion list, an information database, and a home page that offers access to UNCJIN information and other United Nations organizations. The decentralization of dialogue and information through electronic networking is empowering traditionally underrepresented constituencies such as developing countries and countries in transition. Photographs and comments by Graeme Newman, a summary of a meeting of the World Criminal Justice Library Network, and a news article about the memorandum of understanding between the National Institute of Justice and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria