Technology In Our Criminal Justice System

Each of these theories had led to many new theories used today, such as the Rational Choice theory, Biosocial and Psychological Theory, Critical Theory, Cultural Deviance Theory, Life Course Theory, and many more. The one thing in common with every theory is that they all explain at least one behavioral factor that leads to crime. Today, all these theories, and more, are researched and taken into account when trying to understand why a criminal does what they do.

Today, technology has affected our global surroundings in a number of ways. Technology has created a more advanced society and economy. We use technology in every aspect of life today. New innovations and technology helps create a safer atmosphere and reduces the rate of crime. Technology is the usage and knowledge of techniques or is systems of these things. Usage of technology in the criminal justice system is not new but more apparent today. Technology in criminal justice will continue to challenge us to think about how we turn information into knowledge. Due to new technology, criminal investigations are able to maintain and improve their processes. Forensic science, DNA, other

Technology used in policing enhances law enforcement organizations’ ability to function because it has improved police databases, reports, tracking, and forensics (DOJ, 2004). In addition, a less-lethal weapon is designed to disable, capture, or immobilize a suspect without killing them. However, occasionally deaths do happen as a result of less-lethal weapons which include kinetic energy, electrical, acoustic, and chemical weapons. Furthermore, violence, disease, and infected evidence are dangers that law enforcement officers face today.

How can theories help us to understand criminal behavior and to design strategies intended to control such behavior?

Terrorism has never been in the States; only in third world countries. Since 9/11-2001 is has been a reality and ongoing nightmare and hit close to home. The attack on the World Trade Centers in New York was a wakeup call. United States has been on high alert ever since, waiting for the next possible Terrorists attack. This paper will explain why terrorism is a law enforcement concern as well as how terrorism is considered a crime. At last the paper will state some recommendations that the American Criminal Justice should do, to better prepare for future crimes.

There are many different aspects of criminal justice policy. One in particular is the different theories of crime and how they affect the criminal justice system. The Classical School of criminology is a theory about evolving from a capital punishment type of view to more humane ways of punishing people. Positivist criminology is maintaining the control of human behavior and criminal behavior. They did this through three different categories of Biological studies, which are five methodologies of crime that were mainly focused on biological theories, Psychological theories, which contains four separate theories, and the Sociological theories, which also includes four different methods of explaining why crime exists. The last theory is

Do you remember when our policemen had to ride around on horses to get from place to place? Most probably have heard about it, but think to themselves ‘all I have ever known as police cars and motorcycles’. For over a century the world has been making advances with technology in all areas of life, and the field of criminal justice has not been an exception to this technological advances. These advances in technology has taken the criminal justice field a long way from riding a horse bareback to driving armored cars. These advances along with many others have almost completely changed how things are handled in all aspects of the law.

The purpose of theory for us is to help categorize crimes and criminals. This helps with comparing un-solved crimes later on. We can them compare crimes in different states and different time periods and look for similarities.

According to Buscaglia & Dijk (2003), crime control theories are generally fundamental for intellects, professionals, security forces,

The use of theory in the field of criminal justice can assist with deterring criminal activity as well as predicting the actions of individuals (Bohm & Vogel, 2011). This is one of the main reason the Federal Bureau of Investigations tracks crimes, moreover, the reason the Department of Justice conducts the victimization survey. The information is used to form theories about criminal activity current plaguing an area. These theories can be utilized to predict future criminal activities allowing law enforcement officers an opportunity to be proactive, moreover, the information could assist society with reforming.

The criminal justice system is always at the center of the public eye for reform. Whether it is an issue at the top of a political campaign or the highlight of the media after a major shooting, the topic of reform seems to always come up. Each area in the criminal justice system is ran differently. Policing, courts, and corrections are just three different branches of the criminal justice system each involving issues that need to reformed. The issues of each of these three different branches are all similar, ranging from too much discretion to too little coupling. By using theory to understanding where these issues are, it is easier to apply and understand the impact of what a criminal justice reform really needs. Maybe mention how these systems are loosely coupled together.

The overall goal of a good theory is to be of assistance in helping one understand crime and how the criminal justice system works. Theories cover the making and the breaking of the law, and also criminal and deviant behavior. Furthermore individual theories may be either macro or micro, along with showing patterns of criminal activity along the way. Theories can also be used to guide policy making, and can be evaluated with a number of different circumstances including: clarity, scope, parsimony, testability, practical usefulness, and empirical validity

In this current generation, technology is steadily becoming a major asset to our future in a wide range of areas, and has been embedded in our lives currently to the point of being close to a necessity. In Criminal Justice, the use of technology has proven to be of tremendous help in many areas of the field. The incorporation of the computer systems in criminal justice tremendously has improved the general communication between agencies as the new methods of transferring information among departments. In addition, it has become much more resourceful and efficient in that it is much simpler to acquire the data at a more rapid rate, hence, speeding up the time it takes to prevent or solve crimes. The intent of this paper is to deliver an

Choose one theoretical perspective to apply to the state of our criminal justice system – instrumental theory, structural theory, left realism, critical feminist theory, power-control theory, or peacemaking criminology. What would your theory say about our present criminal justice system? What would the theory suggest for solutions? (8 points)

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