On April 25, 2006, Hi Tech Criminal Justice Online launched a revised website for the text book, Police Technology (Prentice Hall, July 2004). According
to CEO Raymond E. Foster the book is used in over fifty universities and colleges throughout the United States and is under
consideration for adoption in at least sixty others. At the same time the book
was in production the original website was also being developed. However, the
initial website was parked as a sub-domain under Hi Tech Criminal Justice Online’s primary website.
Throughout the last 18 months
the content of the website has grown as has the use by students and professors. The
companion website offers students additional articles, resources, cases studies and web-based explanations for the key terms
within the text. Additionally, behind a password protected site professors can
find supplemental instructional material such as example syllabi, PowerPoint presentations for each chapter and hyperlinks
to relevant videos, journals and web-based resources.
Foster said, “The tremendous
success of the book and the website led us to secure an original domain for the book’s companion site and to expand
the core content.” In addition to securing an original domain, Foster noted
that the five additional PowerPoint lectures, new cases studies and unique student activities have been added to the revised
site. Moreover, the site has been completely redesigned based upon student, professor
and practitioner input. “The web enables us to be much more responsive
than many other traditional text book publishers. Based on student and professor
feedback we are constantly researching, updating and publishing.”
You can visit the new website
at www.police-technology.net
