UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX. CJA 314 CRIMINOLOGY IN THE FUTURE.Fighting crime has been a part of history and has been dated back to the earliest form of
man,
... [Show More] whether it was taking back what was theirs or defending them from any harm that may
come. Crime has been a part of history and we have done our best throughout the ages to
address it, prevent it, and deter it from happening again. Like pest that refuses to die; what one
does to try to get rid of, whether it be traps, searching for the source, or trying to search them out
one at time, it continues to live on and will continue until the end of mankind. Technology has
assisted people in committing crimes and law enforcement has to prevent and solve the crimes.
Unfortunately, crime seems to be working in favor of the offenders and law enforcement has to
wait and see how criminals are going to use technology to commit crime in order to determine
how they can use technology to solve these crimes. This paper will discuss the following topics
of criminal justice such as crime fighting methods, evolving law enforcement and forensic
technologies used to detect criminal, ethical violations and concerns, and future directions of
crime fighting and its role in social policy implications.
Crime fighting methods have improved over the past few centuries. Examples of the most
recent and effective methods are the use of biometrics, DNA, and cybercrime spyware. Because
of their effectiveness in today’s fight against crime, they are becoming more commonly used.
Biometrics can be defined as confirming one’s identity through a process in which the
individual’s unique physical traits are identified and recorded by an electronic system or
device[Bio13]. Biometrics systems can be comprised by an authentication system also referred to
as an identification system. One example of an identification system is iris scanning to access a
home security system. Another example of an identification system would be facial recognition
in an airport; the use of this system would not require knowledge of the people scanned. Using a [Show Less]