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CJA/314 Criminology in the Future Paper

Predictions and trends in future criminal behavior and law enforcement

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    1 Criminology in the Future Paper Amber Wigtion, Bridget Wood, Nikka Filippi, Daniel Landreneau , Jamal Polite CJA/314 February 16, 2015 Gar y Howard "How have advancements in technology, particularly forensic DNA profiling and cyber forensics, shaped the future of crime - fighting methodologies, and what ethical or civil liberty concerns arise as these technologies evolve? In your response, discuss the implications of these advancements on law enforcement practices, social policies, and privacy rights. Please provide examples from the paper to support your arguments. (Word count: 1500 - 2000 words)"

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    2 Criminology in the Future Pape r Introduction Dr. Ayman Elzeiny (academia.edu) said of criminology that it is “the desire to predict and control crime; the hope of preventing crime through individual and social reform. The wish to understand and explain crime and societal reactions to it; and the simple desire to learn more about crime and what it can tell us about our society. ” It is not only important to understand crime, but to understand its history and its direction in the future. John F. Kennedy said “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” This goes to say that our world is constantly evolving, and crime is no different. It is important to know its role o n social policy, the potential for crime - fighting methodologies, evolving law enforcement and forensic technologies, and possible civil liberty or ethical violations. All of these concerns affect the future direction of crime fighting and potential social policy implications. Future Direction of Crime - Fighting On November 25, 2002 President George Bush established the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Homeland Security Act was intended to merge the United States administrative branch organization associated to homeland security into a Cabinet agency. Under the Cabinet organization the United States included 22 present agencies under the latest Cabinet. Homeland Security has a very important task: to

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    3 protect the country from the many terrorization Americans face. so, The Department of Homeland Security require the loyalty of more than 240,000 workers, which vary from aviation, border security, disaster response, cyber security analyst, and substance facility inspector. Even though Homeland Security jobs are wide - ranging, the purpose of the department is keeping America protected. The United Strengthening America Patriot Act, which is as well identified as the “Patriot Act” is an act of the United States legislature, on October 26, 2001 that was signed into law by President Bush. Patriot Act was sign to law during an attempt to prevent and punish terrorist acts within the U. S. plus all over the world. The act has many purpose, first is to improve law enforcement investigator tools. Second, Patriot Act was intended to reinforce the United States measures to stop, identify, and take legal action against international money laundering as well as finance of terrorism (USA, 2012). Third, focus toward particular study unfamiliar jurisdiction, unknown economic institution, and group of worldwide connections or else the kind of account, which subject illegal violence (USA, 2012). Fourth, the acts require the correct element of financial services commerce to report possible money laundering (USA, 2012). Lastly the act is intended to make stronger actions to stop making the use of United States economic method for personal use by fraudulent unfamiliar official that make it easy to send back money from stealing property in a country to who the home belong to (USA, 2012). Karl Marx’s culture conflict theory will explain the continuous fight among individual’s that are less privileged along with having the wealth of culture to achieve power of public as well as the law

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    4 of the lands. (Schmalleger, 2012) Robert Agnew has renewed the strain theory and brought it back to life. Strain theories explain why there is a course of crimes within lower class and poor communities because they are trying to keep up with the popular of civilization. These people don’t mind if they have to break the rule in order to obtain more ways to stay even or somewhat with the rest of the world, just as long as they get it. It is the “strain” that people are placing under that cause them to commit a crime in order to fit in with the world. In some cases anger seem to plays a huge part, being irritated and not being able to compete against others that had a fair opportunity in life. Culture Conflict theory and Strain Theory can account for the reason that crimes were committed on 9/11, 2001 for the reason they were so angry and upset with the way people in America were living their lives and wanted so greatly to prove the world that they are the leading ones also will not be stopped. They wanted the world and the United States to see that their way is the best, their job principles, their belief and values are far greater to any other, and unhappily violent behavior would be the only approach in getting everybody’s attention. Crime - Fighting Methodologies DNA evidence being used in criminal investigations has become more popular over the recent years and has helped law enforcement solve crimes and identify criminals. The use of DNA evidence has also helped prove one’s innocents. DNA is

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