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    Law Enforcement and Computer Technology

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    How computer technology assists law enforcement is the focus of this paper which consists of five pages. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    the latest technology and how computers are used in investigations and in the prevention of crime. Ways in which law enforcement agents utilize computers is the focus of this paper.  Bibliography lists 4 sources. SA131PD.rtf The use of technology, or computer applications in law enforcement, is growing fast. As computers seep into daily life, while some  branches of government are slow to jump on the bandwagon, the police have found a variety of uses for computers. Police in fact have been using more computer-aided analysis when  investigating high-tech crimes ("Police," 2001). The amount of computer-assisted crime analyses being done has increased and the NPA reported that this is true because there are more high-tech  crimes being committed (2001). Analyses of cellular phone reception records have also increased a great deal (2001). Because technology is now being used to transfer money, purchase goods and for  correspondence, there is also an increasing amount of crimes involving computers. Thus, the police must be Internet savvy and stay a step ahead of the criminals. Not only is  money at stake but also lives may be saved with the use of technology. While pedophiles are hard to trap, they are easily lured on the Internet. Detectives posing as  children can set a time and place to meet a suspect without them ever knowing that they will be caught in a trap. In order to conduct such a sting  operation, officers must be well acquainted with the computer and be familiar with applicable lingo and online protocol. The mobile criminal fraternity also reports being pursued by the sophistication  of police technology that has been increasing ("ORGA," 1998). Those suspects who are caught with a digital mobile in-hand unwittingly provide the police with a large amount of information (1998). 

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