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The effects of technology can be seen in almost every aspect of law enforcement. Law enforcement has been altered by technology in many important ways. The primary police strategy of the twentieth Century, was the implementation of motorized precautionary patrol cars and increased rapid response to calls for service that has been developed in response to the development of the automobile and two-way radio communications. More recent technological developments have also had far-reaching effects on police agencies and the increased amount of police brutality occurrences. Contemporary concerns over police technologies have also created new problems and demands for police agencies and the communities among the agencies, and also serve as a means of many officers racially profiling suspects and causing criminal mischief amongst many of our law enforcement agencies.
The issue at hand is the increasing role of technology within the law enforcement field. A role that most certainly has contributed to increased public safety within our communities. Given the paramount importance of technology, the Police Executive Research Forum, a membership organization of police chiefs and sheriffs, has been actively exploring ways to harness technology to help advance the field of law enforcement. [Technology & Law Enforcement, 2009] Law Enforcement officers are required to control and prevent crime from occurring, maintain order that involves both themselves and members of the community, and to provide a complex array of services, from responding to emergency situations to regulating the flow of traffic. Many agencies look to technology to further enhance their effectiveness and adequacy of their legal policies and training methods. Although, the implementation of DNA finger printing and lab testing is so prevalent today, it has also lead to wrongful convictions due to officer’s lack of integrity and falsifying legal documents to cover up crimes within law enforcement. Progress in technology when it comes to law enforcement has been both a slow and very uneven progression. The crime commission was created to respond to rapidly rising crime rates and urban disorders, but many of the crimes in our communities are a result from the tension between the communities and law enforcement agents. [The Evolution & Development of Police Technology, 1998]
Other issues that stem from technology in the law enforcement field, is the response from 911 calls, that as a result of misinformation from the dispatcher, causes issues in preventing crime from happening. Agencies are relying on computer programs to assist in their training, which results in lack of training in many officers because there isn’t enough hands on training for our officers before they are thrown out into the field. Private sector technology developers and manufacturers are reluctant to meet many special technology needs of the police. The fragmentation of the American police market, which numbers more than seventeen thousand agencies, makes selling to the police a time-consuming and expensive proposition. Liability issues are also a concern within law enforcement. [The Evolution & Development of Police Technology, 1998] There are so many significant gaps between technologies introduction and acquisition that provides many criminals, which are not limited to members of the community, but also police officers, with a clear advantage. Development strategies are needed to prepare departments with the tools necessary to maintain pace in the ever changing technology landscape.
As a result of technology’s rapid growth, there exists an overwhelming number of products, services, acronyms and requirements, most of which require additional staff training and all of which necessitate additional management responsibilities. I will propose that technology be implemented into the solution of law enforcement by surveying the officers through the law enforcement and corrections technology advisory council. I believe this will help to develop increased standards and compliance testing and would help to properly train our law enforcement agents adequately. I would work to implement opportunities to further incorporate new technology into police work that would promote the efficiency of thoroughly investigating every case and detail of each case, developing stronger and more constricted policies, test driving each action implemented, and adequately training each and every officer to follow all guidelines when identifying suspects to making arrests and reporting to crime scenes. [Chasing Technology, 2012]
Lockheed Martin. Police Executive Research Forum. (2009) Law Enforcement Technology Needs Assessment. Retrieved from https://www.policeforum.org
History of Police Technology. (1998) The Evolution & Development of Police Technology. Retrieved from https://www.policetechnology.net
Two Cultures. (2012) Chasing Technology: Law Enforcement’s Friend or Foe. Retrieved from https://www.twoculturesjournal.org.
Thomas Holt, Oxford Bibliographies. (2013) Technologies and the Criminal Justice System. Retrieved from https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com
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