Emerging Developments in Criminal Justice
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Assume you are a member of a regional criminal justice organization. You have volunteered to collaborate with other members of your group to analyze new developments in the field and prepare a presentation you will share at a national convention of groups like the one to which you belong.
You have chosen these specific emerging developments:
Community-oriented policing
Use of cameras in policing
Cybercrime investigating
The technology used in all components of the criminal justice system
Analyze these developments and become familiar with the issues.
Interview others in your field about these developments.
Understand the ramifications of these changes.
Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word position paper that details the emerging developments researched by your group in the following areas:
Community-oriented policing
Use of cameras in policing
Cybercrime investigating
Technology use in all components of the criminal justice system
Include the following information in your presentation for each of the emerging developments:
A problem or issue statement
Research questions
Conclusions
A minimum of 2 emerging developments for each of the areas listed above
Description (including history and evolution) for each of the above emerging developments
Ethical implications of these changes
Positive effects of these technological advancements
Potential repercussions of technology in policing
Include a minimum of 3 references from texts, articles, journals, local police or criminal justice policy, and websites; only 2 may be websites. Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice may be used but not counted as 1 of the 3 to 5 references
create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with detailed speaker notes, based on a position paper. You will present the paper and presentation at the national conference.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
Submit the group assignment.
