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COPLINK Connect: information and knowledge management for law enforcement

Chen, Hsinchun and Schroeder, Jennifer and Hauck, Roslin V. and Ridgeway, Linda and Atabakhsh, Homa and Gupta, Harsh and Boarman, Chris and Rasmussen, Kevin and Clements, Andy W. (2002) COPLINK Connect: information and knowledge management for law enforcement. Decision Support Systems 34 (2002) 271– 285 34(3):pp. 271-285.

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Abstract

Information and knowledge management in a knowledge-intensive and time-critical environment presents a challenge to information technology professionals. In law enforcement, multiple data sources are used, each having different user interfaces. COPLINK Connect addresses these problems by providing one easy-to-use interface that integrates different data sources such as incident records, mug shots and gang information, and allows diverse police departments to share data easily. User evaluations of the application allowed us to study the impact of COPLINK on law-enforcement personnel as well as to identify requirements for improving the system. COPLINK Connect is currently being deployed at Tucson Police Department (TPD).

EPrint Type:Journal Article (Paginated)
Keywords:National Science Digital Library, NSDL, Artificial Intelligence Lab, AI Lab, COPLINK Connect
Subjects:Databases
Knowledge Management
Information Systems
ID Code:419
Deposited On:20 August 2004
Alternative Locations:http://ai.bpa.arizona.edu/go/papers.html
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