The department periodically posts details of current events in the area onto different social media platforms. Alexander writes that this new addition of technology “has effectively marked itself within its community,” as the locals now have multiple ways to interact with one another in order to heighten local community. The Boca Raton police department is also implementing new ways for citizens to keep each other updated on virtual forums. These forums bring a variety of different people together onto one website, giving them another connection. The use of social media in this town promotes citizens to come together in a promotion of assimilated populace. Some argue that people spend too much time online; however, according to Zoe McKnight in Why crime is falling so fast: how social media obsession, smartphone addiction, and even violent video games, have made the world a surprisingly safe place, a 50% cut in Canada’s crime rate directly correlated with the growing use of technology. The study also revealed a “drop in other undesirable behaviours,” including drug use…
In this age of an almost overwhelming profusion of criminal activity, it may seem surprising to discover that not all crimes and criminals are treated in the same manner. In fact, on closer inspection, research has suggested that there is a tendency for certain crimes and criminals to be positively overlooked, typically these being crimes of the powerful. (Ditton, 1977; Box, 1983; Chambliss, 1989; in Muncie, 1996)…
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The advancement of technology is affecting everyone in their everyday lives whether we want to accept it or not. The criminal justice system is no stranger to this; it has created more work for them and in order for them to keep pace with criminals they have to continue to evolve and stay current with the progress of technology. Technology changes from one day to the next and in order to fight and prevent crime the criminal justice system must stay current with the many changes of…
Recent and future trends will and have had direct effect functions of the criminal justice system, such as technology, sentencing policies, and death penalty. Technology has been recently affecting the criminal justice system and will continue to do so. In a new world technology is evolving each day and essential for the criminal justice system to keep up with the new changes. The new technology has created a whole new category for many levels of crimes, which investigation requires law enforcement to develop similar technological capabilities to stay ahead of future offenders.…
We all know what happened to Jill Meagher. What some of you may not know is that social media played an integral role in solving her murder. Without the use of social media, Jill Meagher’s case may have remained unsolved. Unfortunately, we usually associate social media with negative connotations; however what we haven’t thought of is the positive contributions it could make to our society. One change that we should make that would benefit us incredibly is to use social media, including Facebook, to assist in law enforcement.…
The Criminal Justice system in the United States date back to colonial days when the citizens were subject to the laws and rules of the British. Many times the laws and subsequent punishment were not always fair and just](para. 1). Policing and technology has a lot to do with these changes. The criminal justice system has changed somewhat for the worst, but mostly for the better. Nevertheless, the goal and urgency of protecting the community and it’s citizens has not changed, but has only gotten stronger to fulfill. Technology will only cause improvements with the fight to deter crime. As crime increases, so will technology. As technology increases, so will crime. Advancements of technology will also change policing as well. Laws will become more strict, making it harder for criminals to fight…
The media has a right to report cases of criminal activities though different opinions have been expressed against this tendency by the media. The opinions argue that media is fond of creating moral panic and this ethical fear has a great impact on the public behavior. However, the opinions differ because some opinions are for this tendency while others are against this tendency. Most of the reactions of the public towards cases reported by the media have been known to create panic and the panic created always tends to exaggerate statistics while at the same creating bogeyman. In this paper two criminal cases have been tackled to see extend to which media impacts on the criminal justice system. The two cases under comparison in this paper are Oklahoma City Bombing and Jena Six case. The first case that is Oklahoma City Bombing had a…
Crime is an issue affecting us directly or indirectly in our everyday lives and we are surrounded by it constantly. Although criminal acts are often disturbing they are hugely fascinating and when such violent crimes occur, we seek answers. Regardless of how severe the crime is, we strive to know what the cause was and why it happened. Unless we have a clear reason it is challenging to put it behind us.…
In the recent past, law enforcement in various parts of the world has come under serious threat from different types of media. In the United States, law enforcement agencies argue that their work is greatly affected by the misrepresentation made by the electronic, print, and social media (Colbran, 2014). They fear that in the contemporary world, social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter are negatively affecting their work and playing a major role in the rising cases of violence across the country. The misrepresentation of law enforcement by media has been termed as the biggest challenge that authorities have had to deal with in the contemporary world of high technological advancements. People have developed a tendency…
The crossing point between components of the criminal justice system and criminal justice connections with surrounding society is constantly changing. For this assignment I will evaluate the past, present, and future trends. In addition I will discuss the recent and future trends and contemporary issues affecting the criminal justice system, and the value of the criminal justice system in a changing society. For instance there has been a trend in new technology that is used by criminals that the criminal justice system has to act in accordance with and combat.…
This change would alter the way some police departments gather intelligence, find evidence, and capture criminals. In fact, many police officers who already use this technology claim that social networking sites have helped them solve crimes faster, as well as helping obtain search warrants (Smith, 2012). For instance, in California, police used evidence from Myspace and YouTube to arrest fifty Latino gang member who was involved in drug sales and hate crimes (Marsico,…
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With advances in technology we see new and scary ways criminals commit crimes. With the introduction of cell phones and scanners years ago, criminals could listen to police radio traffic and see where and how we police were responding. No need for "look outs", technology became the look out. Now in the computer age we see crimes from identity theft and hacking into computers to steal personal and corporate confidential information to cyber stalking and sexual predating to cell phone cloning. Criminals have a whole new playground and the playground as technology advances. But technology is not just for criminals. Law enforcement agencies are using technology to make police work more effective and efficient. Also police and communities are also…
A growing concern of the violence outbreak in social media has been increasing over the years. Social media is one of the causes of physical abuse, sexual violence, recorded torture, and even shootings. Even though technology has increased the epidemic of violence, it is beneficial for law enforcement to develop facial recognition of gang members. Furthermore, because of the advancement of technology, we are able to use Facebook live and other recording devices. With this in mind, individuals may post an inappropriate picture--which could go viral-- or expose a recorded violent video. While social media contributes to one of the problems of physical violence--recorded torture, shootings, and cyber dating abuse-- it however has a positive effect,…