Balancing Criminal Justice And Personal Freedom
Balancing Criminal Justice and Personal Freedoms
Balancing Criminal Justice and Personal Freedoms
The use of technology has been extremely beneficial to all branches of criminal justice although the loss of privacy and personal freedoms has been somewhat dramatic. As technology has evolved fighting crime has improved. Technology is a part of every day life for everyone. According to Rebecca Blaine, the first fully programmable computer was created around 1936. Since that date inventors all over the world began to work on improving computers. As inventors began to improve computers technology has evolved tremendously (Blaine 2007). The basic computer which once typed and was able to hold a few documents has evolved to tracking the movements of individuals live through satellite surveillance, determine the DNA sample of an individual, identify individuals through fingerprinting, allowing communications within one second across the world, and numerous other tasks which enable law enforcement to fight crime effectively and efficiently. Although technology has allowed law enforcement to fight crime, it has also invented more crimes in the process. The new technology has led to problems such as identity theft, hacking, child pornography, civilians using hidden cameras for personal use, and government abuse of power. Technological advances are here to stay. Is it possible to protect individual rights and privacy with the evolving use of technology?
Individual privacy has been facing new threats since technology has become more advanced. The realm of technology and privacy has been transformed, creating danger and hope. The fourth amendment guarantees individuals the right, “ to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or...
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