Impact of Technology on Criminal Investigation

Running Head: Criminal Law 1
Criminal Justice
Student Name
2/20/2020

Running Head: Criminal Law 2
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Impact of technology on criminal investigation:.............................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

Running Head: Criminal Law 3
Introduction
Criminal Investigation is an undertaking that seeks, collects as well as gathers the
evidence of a crime for a case or specific purpose. Such process includes huge level of study
about crimes and criminals. The investigation is conducted by a group of officers who are
mentally and physically eligible. They are very well trained and prepared to deal with every type
of situation and individuals. The criminal investigation covers different types of crime such as,
fraud investigation, theft investigation, kidnapping investigation, crime scene investigation and
assault investigations. From the past scenarios, big changes occurred in criminal investigation
due to technology. The augment in technology has benefited a lot to combat crime. But at same
time there are some disadvantages of updating technology. To declare someone as an accused or
guilty for an offence is mainly done through investigation process as it is the first step. The
process includes step which aids in determining that the crime is committed or not and whether
the suspect is guilty or not (Becker, & Dutelle, 2018).
Thesis statement:
“Technology, a Boon or Ban in Criminal Investigation?”
Impact of technology on criminal investigation:
Through technology advancement there has been a lot of change in the field of crime
department. The crime percentage is increasing rapidly and therefore, the investigation officers
are updating themselves. They are introducing new method and techniques to solve the issues.
To attain the results the technology has supported a lot such as:
 Smartphone Tracking: to detect or track exact location of criminals or suspect them
there is a facility of tracking phones. This aids officers to direct access the location of
victims or suspect by tracking their phones. Every single movement of suspect is known
by the officer. The investigation is done before trial and in this step the suspect if not
accused then declared innocent but if they are guilty then further proceedings are
conducted (Kemp, 2019).