Description
CRJ 317 Criminal Justice Technology Week 3 Criminal Justice Technologies and Their Use tails
Week 3 Assignment – Criminal Justice Technologies and Their Use tails
Overview
In this assignment you will evaluate technologies employed by the criminal justice system and consider ethical issues related to their use.
Scenario
Imagine that your department is evaluating possible fiscal year technology expenditures and you have been tasked with creating a report that provides specified information on some of the technology systems that might be at the department’s disposal. This report will be a small part of a comprehensive assessment that will be delivered to the city council to support the budget request. This is the first step in the process of a robust evaluation of technology adoption for the department.
Instructions
Preparation
Download the Week 3 Assignment Template Download Week 3 Assignment Templateand use it to complete and submit this assignment.
Choose one specific tool or technology from three of the criminal justice technology systems discussed in your textbook to complete this assignment. Those systems are:
Communications.
Database and record keeping.
Decision support.
Biometrics.
Monitoring.
Imaging.
Weaponry.
Personal defense and transportation.
Deliverable
Identify your chosen technical systems and complete the following for each using the Week 3 Assignment Template Download Week 3 Assignment Template:
Provide a description of each tool or technology that provides sufficient information to make an informed decision on its potential adoption by the department. Areas to consider may include, but are not limited to:
Cost/Suppliers.
Applications.
Specification.
Requirements for use.
Operation and integration.
Expected lifespan.
Describe a real-world example of the successful deployment of each of the chosen tools or technologies in a criminal justice setting that includes objective measures of its effectiveness.
Explain a significant and plausible ethical concern(s) associated with the misuse of one of the tools or technologies that include possible impacts on multiple stakeholders.
Provide an effective strategy that would avoid or mitigate the identified ethical concern that includes support or a real-world example.
Provide at least four references.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Examine technology and data tools for use in the criminal justice system that provides Data-informed decision-making.
Analyze the impact of technology on various aspects of the criminal justice system.
Evaluate ethical issues that criminal justice technologies pose to the law enforcement community and society. View Rubric
