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This paper evaluates past, present, and future trends in policing and their impact on the criminal justice system. It discusses contemporary issues affecting law enforcement, including technology, juvenile incarceration, and terrorism. It is for the CJA 394 module.
What's inside
- Impact of technology on policing
- Juvenile incarceration trends
- Globalization and transnational crime
- Challenges in the American correction system
- HIV and AIDS in correctional facilities
- Impact of terrorism on policing
Who it is for: Students taking the CJA 394 module. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Criminal justice systems must change to keep up with society's evolving problems. This text looks at past, present and future trends affecting criminal justice. It considers how new laws and technologies can help the system adapt.
Criminal Justice and Society
Society's changing problems require the criminal justice system to evolve. New laws must be created to address these changes. The criminal justice system has a major role in an ever-changing society.
Technology in Criminal Justice
Technology has become a legal issue in the 21st century. New devices help detect drugs and weapons in prisons. Smart card technology improves security and efficiency in correctional facilities.
Juveniles and Gangs
More juveniles are being incarcerated in adult prisons. This trend requires policy makers to focus on reducing delinquent acts. Globalization has allowed gangs to become transnational crime syndicates.
Courts and the Constitution
The composition of the United States Supreme Court has shifted. Courts are moving away from restrictions on police and sentencing concerns. The Bill of Rights protects minorities against majorities.
Key terms
- Smart card technology
- Technology used in prisons for tracking inmates, monitoring staff and controlling the environment.
- Transnational crime syndicates
- Gangs that extend their illegal activities outside national borders.
- Bill of Rights
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- Medical models
- Focus on the physical and biological conditions of patients.
- Hidden population
- Children left behind by incarcerated individuals.
- War on terrorism
- Efforts to combat terrorism, similar to the war on drugs.
Questions this document helps with
- How do new technologies help in prison security?
- What trends affect the criminal justice system?
- How has globalization changed gang activities?
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