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Rebovich Co-Authors Text
Professor Collaborates on Criminology Book
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Donald Rebovich has co-authored a textbook on the effects of new technology on criminals, crime prevention, and the criminal justice system.
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Utica, NY (09/20/2007) - Donald Rebovich, associate professor and director of economic crime undergraduate programs at Utica College, has co-authored a book on the effects of new technology on criminality, crime prevention, and the criminal justice system.“The New Technology of Crime, Law and Social Control” divides criminal justice technology into two broad categories; ‘hard’ technology, including new materials, devices, and equipment that can be used in either committing crime or preventing and controlling it, as well as ‘soft’ technology, including new software programs, classification systems, crime analysis techniques, and data sharing/system integration techniques.
Rebovich co-authored the book with James Byrne, professor in the department of criminal justice and criminology at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
The book’s 14 chapters explore various issues regarding criminal justice technology, which are assessed by a number of scholarly specialists. Rebovich co-authored a chapter with Sergeant Anthony Martino from the Utica Police Department. Their chapter focuses on the emerging role of the private sector in developing and marketing technologies designed to counter the ways criminals are using various technologies to commit crimes.
Prior to joining UC in 2001, Rebovich, a native of Perth Amboy, NJ, served as research director for the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), as well as the American Prosecutors Research Institute. He has authored a number of books, including “Dangerous Ground: The World of Hazardous Waste Crime.” He is also the assistant editor of the Journal of Economic Crime Management. His background includes research in economic crime victimization, white-collar crime prosecution, and multi-jurisdictional task force development. He has served as advisor to the U.S. Department of Justice on tribal technology and information sharing, and on environmental crime control. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of New Jersey and master’s and doctorate degrees in criminal justice from Rutgers University. He resides in New Hartford.
About Utica College – Founded in 1946, Utica College is a comprehensive private institution that grants the Syracuse University baccalaureate degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees. The College, located in central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 32 undergraduate majors, 26 minors, 13 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.
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