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CIS 170 Information Technology in Criminal Justice - Strayer University
Learning outcome 1: Research the impact of current and future technologies on civil liberties and personal privacy.
Assignment - Technology in the Criminal Justice System
Overview
Read the following articles:
Article 1: Emerging Technology Trends and Their Impact on Criminal Justice.
Article 2: The Growing Role of Technology in the Criminal Justice Field.
Article 3: Technological Innovations in Crime Prevention and Policing: A Review of the Research on Implementation and Impact [PDF].
Article 4: Technology Firms Come Under Scrutiny for Ties to Law Enforcement.
Article 5: Great Promise but Potential for Peril: Ethical Concerns Mount as AI Takes Bigger Decision-Making Role in More Industries.
Then select one current technology in the criminal justice system. For ideas on current technologies, refer to the list below.
Current Technologies
- Surveillance technologies. (A list is maintained on the ACLU's Surveillance Technologies page.)
- Facial recognition technology.
- Biometrics.
- Robots/drones.
- Shot-spotters.
- Thermal imaging cameras.
- AI/predictive policing.
- Automatic license plate recognition.
- Body cameras.
Write a 2-3 page paper in which you:
- Describe the technology, its purpose, how it works, and when it would be used.
- Discuss the ethical and privacy issues around the technology.
- What impacts might this have on the future if the ethical and privacy issues are not resolved?