Key Ways in Which Technology is Changing the Criminal Justice Landscape
If there are two factions that have long since been at odds, it’s technology and criminal justice. Technology is an ever-evolving entity that has expanded at a much faster rate than our criminal justice system can keep up with. This has led to a number of cases occurring without the proper statutes and laws in place to properly administer a ruling on them. Additionally, it’s allowed criminals to outsmart the police and lawyers in almost every way. Facial Recognition Beyond the purview of unlocking our cellphones and scanning into high-security buildings, facial recognition software can have a larger role in society. With new algorithms and updates to the technology, facial recognition can become a key player in a police officer’s arsenal of tactics. By including a facial scanning component to their body camera, the facial recognition software can automatically scan the faces of anyone an officer comes into contact with. This automatically alerts whether or not the person has warr