Technology And Law Enforcement And Against Terrorism

Use of Technology in Law Enforcement and Against Terrorism Technology has a definite impact not only on our everyday lives but also on the ideologies we pursue or abandon. This change can be clearly seen as society has progressed through from an agrarian culture through the growing pains of the industrial revolution, and into the current wave, the information wave. The role of technology was seen as a tool in the agrarian culture and also as a means for physical exploration of humanity s surroundings. During the industrial revolution that tool, used to better the agrarian age morphed into a guiding force for social change, intellectual idealism, and scientific exploration. As the industrial age drew to a close, marked by†¦show more content†¦This liberty of forum is available to anyone with a modicum of knowledge or the desire to gain such knowledge. This is in direct contrast to the publishing world where it requires a specialized knowledge and education to produce some thing or to become published. Often the knowledge needs to be combined with a fair amount of luck as well. Technology has also become a way to put social power into the hands of the few as well. The existence of surveillance systems, the exorbitant prices of medical matters, and the existence of issues such as the digital divide are all examples of technologically based ways to shift a balance of power in an arena. As technology is always in a state of flux so are our society s attitudes regarding technology. There is a definite polarization of issues in the field of law enforcement. Technology has always been seen as an asset in providing irrefutable proof that the person charged with the crime was the one who committed said crime. Technology has also been seen as an invasion of privacy as law enforcement officials gather data. Part of this change from the perception that technology will play an expanded role in a noble cause, to the invasion of privacy that police may commit, in their zeal to gather information, can be traced to a shift in attitude toward law enforcement in general. The position that law enforcement officials hold