Technology in the Criminal Justice System
Select one current technology in the criminal justice system. For ideas on current technologies, refer to the list below.
Current Technologies
Surveillance technologies. (A list is maintained on the ACLU’s Surveillance Technologies page.)
Facial recognition technology.
Biometrics.
Robots/drones.
Shot-spotters.
Thermal imaging cameras.
AI/predictive policing.
Automatic license plate recognition.
Body cameras.
Describe the technology, its purpose, how it works, and when it would be used.
Discuss the ethical and privacy issues around the technology.
What impacts might this have on the future if the ethical and privacy issues are not resolved?