Criminal Justice System Research Paper
Modern Communication in the Criminal Justice System
Tony D Kummet
University of Phoenix
Abstract
Technologies have developed specifically for law enforcement. In the late 1800’s the first case was solved with fingerprint recognition. This happened slowly, following ridge lines in a single print, identifying it to one suspect. Today officers can search millions of fingerprints in seconds with the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Technologies have also went portable with the installation of Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) in many police vehicles. Having access to many databases in the field, officers are given an advantage. Having the information at hand is only handy if officers know the true identity of a suspect. …show more content…
in China. With the importance of finger prints being identified almost 2,300 years ago, it is hard to believe that it wasn’t until 1892, across an ocean, in Buenos Aires Argentina, that the first murder was solved with a latent print. Francisca Rojas, the mother of two slain children became the prime suspect after police failed to get a forced confession from original suspect. Investigators went back to the crime scene to discover a single bloody thumbprint on the door frame. This thumbprint was ultimately used to convict Rojas for the murders of her own children. (Barnes …show more content…
Barriers in the field are inevitable, every precaution that law enforcement professional take is only rewarded with a little time. There is a disconnect in communication that starts with the success of it. Linking real time information to communication the officers have is slowly being addressed. One way law enforcement departments could expedite personnel identification, reducing the booking of John and Jane Doe’s, is to have AFIS in patrol cars. There are already laptop computers, internet and secure networks in many police vehicles. It would not be that hard to install small digital fingerprint scanners in vehicles. Having the AFIS technology on the streets would increase positive identification, and reduce the amount of time officers are sifting through aliases. Having tools, such as the Automated Fingerprint Identification System linked to the Mobile Data Terminals will soon be a technological reality. Today technologies are moving faster than our imagination, there is no limit to the advancements in communication and the speed which an officer receives
Tony D Kummet
University of Phoenix
Abstract
Technologies have developed specifically for law enforcement. In the late 1800’s the first case was solved with fingerprint recognition. This happened slowly, following ridge lines in a single print, identifying it to one suspect. Today officers can search millions of fingerprints in seconds with the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Technologies have also went portable with the installation of Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) in many police vehicles. Having access to many databases in the field, officers are given an advantage. Having the information at hand is only handy if officers know the true identity of a suspect. …show more content…
in China. With the importance of finger prints being identified almost 2,300 years ago, it is hard to believe that it wasn’t until 1892, across an ocean, in Buenos Aires Argentina, that the first murder was solved with a latent print. Francisca Rojas, the mother of two slain children became the prime suspect after police failed to get a forced confession from original suspect. Investigators went back to the crime scene to discover a single bloody thumbprint on the door frame. This thumbprint was ultimately used to convict Rojas for the murders of her own children. (Barnes …show more content…
Barriers in the field are inevitable, every precaution that law enforcement professional take is only rewarded with a little time. There is a disconnect in communication that starts with the success of it. Linking real time information to communication the officers have is slowly being addressed. One way law enforcement departments could expedite personnel identification, reducing the booking of John and Jane Doe’s, is to have AFIS in patrol cars. There are already laptop computers, internet and secure networks in many police vehicles. It would not be that hard to install small digital fingerprint scanners in vehicles. Having the AFIS technology on the streets would increase positive identification, and reduce the amount of time officers are sifting through aliases. Having tools, such as the Automated Fingerprint Identification System linked to the Mobile Data Terminals will soon be a technological reality. Today technologies are moving faster than our imagination, there is no limit to the advancements in communication and the speed which an officer receives