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August 15, 2013
Technology Affects Communications in Criminal Justice System
Law enforcement agencies must stay tuned to the technological advances. Many police departments still do not have the adequate funding to implement computerization of certain departments, which would excel if modernized. The law enforcement departments that have evolved into modernization have a more efficient workforce. Police departments have implemented the Criminal Justice Records System. According to Wallace and Roberson, “Allow the police administrator to ascertain the nature and extent of crime within the agency’s jurisdiction. Provide a means for controlling …show more content…
The iris scan measures the iris patter in the colored part of the eye. The iris measurements differ from eye to eye as well as paternal twins differs. The size of an iris can be matched faster and easier than fingerprinting. The iris scan is almost identical to the retinal scan. The retinal scan measures the amount of light bounced off the retinal, which measures light, and blood vessel patters in the eye. According to Biometrics Technology, iris scanning can be used quickly for both identification and verification applications because of its large number of degrees of freedom. Disadvantages of iris recognition include problems of user acceptance, relative expense of the system as compared to other biometric technologies and the relatively memory-intensive storage requirements (Biometrics, …show more content…
The technology takes measurements of key features of the human body to store in storage within a database for later reviews. Each scan takes the relevant information and transmits the information to the police database. Law enforcement agencies refer to the data for any matches when conducting a background check. The communication between the databases and the officers conducting the scans are acceptable to error, if negligence occurs when inputting search parameters, the suspect could provide false information. Technology is an aid to human civilization not the replacement. Humans manage the technology so the database is not flawless. False information could be provided by an interviewee than positive identification becomes compromised (Police Technology, 2013). The new technology that appears to make the most impact in the criminal justice system would be facial recognition, and iris scan. The two types of technological advances can pinpoint where someone has been, and all relevant information pertaining to a possible suspect. Technology affects communication both in a positive and negative way. The negativity derives from human error opposed to a flaw in the systems data. Law enforcement officials welcome new technology in efforts to combat crime effectively crime. Law enforcement agencies relay upon technology to assist with questioning or