Communication and technology
Communication and Technology
CJA/304
Jeffery Pomerantz
LaDonna Shorter
5/6/2013
Technology has come a long way since Benjamin Franklin’s discovery of electricity. Technology helps take the stress away when it comes to communication and the sharing of information. When it comes to criminal justice and technology there has been many advancements. They have polygraph test, ability to get evidence through DNA samples. Cell phones have become the number one method of communicating. Either through social networks, pictures, texting, or the internet. People can pay their bills and go to school on cellphones (smart phones). Cell phones today even have GPS which makes it easier to locate people and places (Moriarty & carter, 1998).
The positive affects with new technology and communication dealing with Mobile data terminals is that information is transfer to a different location faster. You are able to transfer information on a local, state, and Federal level at a rapid pace. Communication plays a crucial role in the Criminal Justice system. Communications helps with resolving a complex crime in a court of law. The advancement of technology has helped with the capabilities of communication in specialized databases in the criminal justice system. Automated fingerprint identification system benefits law enforcement agencies through the use of computer graphics that are operated for the purpose of identifying an individual’s fingerprints (Wallace, H. Roberson, 2009). Live Scan fingerprinting and Iris Scan is both a new technology that is incorporated into the AFIS systems. Fingerprints have been around for many years. The process just was so time consuming. Individuals were responsible for classifying fingerprints, looking up an individual by name or state identification number, comparing fingerprints of a crime scene to hundreds or even thousands of fingerprint cards. The newest of the AFIS has revolutionized fingerprint technology. The brains of the
CJA/304
Jeffery Pomerantz
LaDonna Shorter
5/6/2013
Technology has come a long way since Benjamin Franklin’s discovery of electricity. Technology helps take the stress away when it comes to communication and the sharing of information. When it comes to criminal justice and technology there has been many advancements. They have polygraph test, ability to get evidence through DNA samples. Cell phones have become the number one method of communicating. Either through social networks, pictures, texting, or the internet. People can pay their bills and go to school on cellphones (smart phones). Cell phones today even have GPS which makes it easier to locate people and places (Moriarty & carter, 1998).
The positive affects with new technology and communication dealing with Mobile data terminals is that information is transfer to a different location faster. You are able to transfer information on a local, state, and Federal level at a rapid pace. Communication plays a crucial role in the Criminal Justice system. Communications helps with resolving a complex crime in a court of law. The advancement of technology has helped with the capabilities of communication in specialized databases in the criminal justice system. Automated fingerprint identification system benefits law enforcement agencies through the use of computer graphics that are operated for the purpose of identifying an individual’s fingerprints (Wallace, H. Roberson, 2009). Live Scan fingerprinting and Iris Scan is both a new technology that is incorporated into the AFIS systems. Fingerprints have been around for many years. The process just was so time consuming. Individuals were responsible for classifying fingerprints, looking up an individual by name or state identification number, comparing fingerprints of a crime scene to hundreds or even thousands of fingerprint cards. The newest of the AFIS has revolutionized fingerprint technology. The brains of the
References: Retrieved from: http://www.faculty.ncwc.edu Agrawal, ., & sanders, r. (2003). . Moriarty, L. & Carter, D. (1998). Criminal Justice Technology in the 21st Century. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.