Homework
You have just graduated from the AIU Online Criminal Justice program and acquired your dream career working with the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). You love to write articles of criminal justice interest, and because the NCJRS provides links to millions and millions of criminal justice references, you find yourself in awe of your career.
For your first homework, you have been asked to present a report at an upcoming criminal justice conference. This report will help your colleagues better understand how databases, technology, policies, and so forth affect the administration of justice and the outcome of court cases in particular. Your training coordinator expects you to highlight several examples of how criminal justice databases, computer technology, and policies have changed the way in which crimes are investigated and how criminals are brought to justice.
Pick 2 of the following databases, and address how technology tools and policies have changed the legal landscape in the United States in
a 3 to 4 pages paper:
o Fingerprint analysis
o DNA databases
o Ballistics testing
o Tire-tread analysis
o Tracking of illegal pornographic images
o Modus operandi databases
o Three-strikes laws
o Gun control laws
o The USA PATRIOT Act
o Megan's law
o Domestic violence laws
o The exclusionary rule
o Lie detectors
o Inmate classification systems
o Truth-in-sentencing laws
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.