Overall, the entirety of the case and evidence was mainly the cause of police corruption, which I believe was the most shocking aspect of this book. However, there are improved technological advancements in law enforcement today that try to prevent innocent people, like Ron, from finding their way behind bars. Although it still happens, it is less likely for police and detectives to convict the wrong person. According to chapter 5 in the textbook, the new technological advancements include a new software called data mining which identifies crime patterns and links them to suspects, Enclosed Space Detection Systems (ESDS) which can determine if there’s a person in the trunk of a vehicle, thermal imagers, high-definition surveys (HDS) which creates a virtual crime scene and allows the investigators to see every detail, Crime mapping which locates the hot spots of crime, Biometrics which recognizes a person based on psychological or behavioral characteristics, Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems, new and improved DNA testing, surveillance cameras, and GPS tracking
Overall, the entirety of the case and evidence was mainly the cause of police corruption, which I believe was the most shocking aspect of this book. However, there are improved technological advancements in law enforcement today that try to prevent innocent people, like Ron, from finding their way behind bars. Although it still happens, it is less likely for police and detectives to convict the wrong person. According to chapter 5 in the textbook, the new technological advancements include a new software called data mining which identifies crime patterns and links them to suspects, Enclosed Space Detection Systems (ESDS) which can determine if there’s a person in the trunk of a vehicle, thermal imagers, high-definition surveys (HDS) which creates a virtual crime scene and allows the investigators to see every detail, Crime mapping which locates the hot spots of crime, Biometrics which recognizes a person based on psychological or behavioral characteristics, Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems, new and improved DNA testing, surveillance cameras, and GPS tracking