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This 7 page paper weighs the rights of the public with the benefits of forensic science. Specific methods are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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heads. They can track their children via their plastic watches and they can install wireless fencing so that the dog will not run away. With all of the things people
can do, it is no surprise that the criminal justice system has the wherewithal to track people at greater rates than ever before. Yet, this brings up new problems. In
the past, there was only so much the police could do. With new technologies, how intrusive can the government be without impinging on the rights of the public? It seems
that technology has rendered a better situation for crime fighters, but questions are raised in respect to rights as well as accuracy. Can these technologies be taken at face value,
or should their use be questioned? Many questions are in fact raised by this compelling topic. First, what advances have been made in the realm of criminology?
II. Technological Advances There have been a variety of technological advances which help law enforcement and prosecutors to identity a criminal suspect. DNA is
one such type of evidence. In the OJ Simpson trial, for example, critics claim that the blood evidence should have convicted him. But experts pointed out that the blood could
have been on that fence for three weeks and because of OJs proximity to the property, the explanation was reasonable. The jury accepted it, but the general public believes that
the DNA evidence should have convicted him. The disparity does suggest that there is a thinking amongst the general public that DNA evidence is absolute. It has in fact let
many people out of prisons who were falsely accused, but there are questions about the validity of such evidence. Much has to do with chain of custody issues. Still, DNA
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