Chapter 15- Current Challenges in Criminal Justice

Question 1

Explain the challenges with police/police reform.

Answer 1

-Current movements (BLM, defund the police)
-Concerns about excessive force

Question 2

Explain the use/challenges with training and police practices.

Answer 2

-Banning: chokeholds, no-knock warrants, etc.
-Accountability (by citizens, laws makers)

Question 3

Explain the role of homeland security in the criminal justice system.

Answer 3

-Need for law enforcement intelligence
-Sharing between agencies (fusion agencies)
-Critical infrastructure

Question 4

Explain the use of private security.

Answer 4

-Not fully law enforcement but can enforce the laws of the establishment
-ex: security guards at malls, parties, clubs

Question 5

Explain the use and challenges of technology with the criminal justice system.

Answer 5

-Use of facial recognition
-Inmates video calling with judge
-Keeping criminal records in a database
-Geographic Info System (GIS)- Maps problem locations in order to understand calls withing specific neighborhoods
-May be less accurate than assumed (unjust arrests)
-Inaccurate information in databases

Question 6

Explain surveillance and identification in the criminal justice system.

Answer 6

-Cameras (4th Amendment protection privacy concerns)

Question 7

Explain the challenges of political polarization.

Answer 7

Disagreement on rule of law (criminal justice officials announcing they will not enforce laws they disagree with)