Examining the Use of Technology in Modern Criminal Investigations (1180 words)

You have just graduated from the AIU Online Criminal Justice program and acquired your dream career working with the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). You love to write articles of criminal justice interest, and because the NCJRS provides links to millions and millions of criminal justice references, you find yourself in awe of your career. For your first assignment, you have been asked present a report at an upcoming criminal justice conference. This report will help your colleagues better understand how databases, technology, polices, and so forth affect the administration of justice and the outcome of court cases in particular. Your training coordinator expects you to highlight several examples of how criminal justice databases, computer technology, and policies have changed the way crimes are investigated and how criminals are brought to justice.

Address how 2 of the following databases, technology tools, and policies have changed the legal landscape in the United States. On the two topics selected, you should address the history, administration, purpose, and so forth:

Fingerprint analysis
DNA databases

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Abstract
The primary purpose of the criminal justice system is to arrest and convict criminals and seek justice for the victim. The department uses all available and reliable information regarding the case in question. In the recent past and subsequent technological innovation, the criminal justice has introduced new methods of case examination. Forensic science and digital data analysis are among the newest forms of criminal investigations and offers more reliable information alongside other leads. In additional to the techniques, the court introduced new policies that govern the admissibility of any evidence collected using these methodologies. Mainly, the policies follow the traditional Frye standards though with minimally customized amendments. As such, the technological evolution led to a change in the court processes, which include the approaches to collecting and analyzing case facts as well as the decision-making. The study investigates the effects of Fingerprinting Analysis and DNA database to the operations of criminal justice systems.
Keywords: Fingerprint Analysis, DNA Profiling, Evidence, Criminal Investigation, DNA
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