Forensic Science
In the search for justice in the society, there has to be a manner to which things are handled to enhance the outcome or improve the situation in these correctional facilities. To be able to uphold the social control, to mitigate crime and to suction, those that violate the laws there has to be an approach that is taken to how these criminals are handled. The crimes behind these correctional facilities are still human and thus are supposed to be treated like people (Smith, 2011).
The introduction of various research programs that help to analyse how these criminals are handled turns out to be essential to police criminal investigation efforts to respond more effectively, more resolutely and more efficiently to the crime problem in general. For instance, computer forensic has completely changed the criminal field and how crime is analysed and instigated. Computer forensic combines both computer science and law to investigate and gather evidence that can be legally presented in court (Peterson, 2013).
The science process helps in recovering and analysing data from computer systems that contain illegal or evidence required for a committed crime. Computer forensic has assisted in the conviction of well-known criminals ranging from sex predators, terrorists, hackers and even murders which could have been impossible without keeping up to speed with the evolving technology. The technology that comes with forensic science helps in interviewing suspects by measuring their heart rate and other metabolic reaction that would indicate if the suspect is lying or telling the truth. The technology replaced the old fashion torturing approach to be able to acquire information from a suspect which was a violation of human rights (Smith, 2011).
Through the technology, we see the installation of a surveillance camera be able to gather evidence on law offenders curbing out the incidence of mistaken identity on innocent people. The technology will help in solving crimes such as hit and run accidents by identifying the car at the scene, the driver and the number plate of the car for easy apprehension of the culprits of such crimes.
References
Peterson, J. L. (2013). Forensic science: Scientific investigation in criminal justice. New York: AMS Press.
Smith, L. L. (2011). Criminal justice and forensic science: A multidisciplinary introduction.
