The use of I.C.T within the police force.

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The use of I.C.T within the police force.

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What was the state of the technology before?

How the technology has revolutionised the way that the police seize criminals and the way that databases can be formed to file vital information.

Who has lost out, have any civil liberties been intruded with the filing of personal information

How we’ve become better informed. And better served by the police.

Creation of DNA databases.

CCTV, less police on the streets

Reaction times increase

Patterns and computers.

Radios. Rather than massive paper systems.

The uses of technology within the police forces in England have greatly increased the way in which the police serve and protect the population for the better. The aims of the Police force in England has been and will always be to both solve crime and to try to prevent it from happening The way in which the police go about investigating crimes has been revolutionised by the improving technology that has become available to the police.

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“Science and technology has transformed the fight against crime and will continue to do so. From forensic science such as DNA and fingerprints, to technical equipment like breathalysers, and speed cameras, and Information Communication Technology such as the Police National Computer and Airwave, new technology is helping the police combat crime”.  – Home Office Minister John Denham.

 The technology that the police now use is entirely different from that used two decades ago. One of the first crucial introductions of new technology in the police force was the mobile radio. These are battery-operated radios that allow the control ...

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