Criminology in the Future Paper, Advantages and Disadvantages of Surveillance

Access the Victims’ compensation websites in your state (either California or any other state) and the National Center for Victims of Crime website (http://www.ncvc.org).

View the following in Criminology in the 21st Century:

• Criminology Interviews: Director and Chief of Victimization Stats
• Terrorism: A Study in Public Safety

View the following Films on Demand videos:

• Targeting Terrorism
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Surveillance
• What is Biometrics?

Research the following:

• U.S. Patriot Act
• The Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003
• Homeland Security Act of 2002

Write a 1000- to 1250-word paper addressing the following:

• Future directions of crime fighting and it’s role in social policy implication
• The potential for specific crime-fighting methodologies, such as using biometrics, implementing cybercrime spyware, or mandating DNA collection programs
• Evolving law enforcement and forensic technologies used to detect criminal activities
• Possible civil liberty or ethical violations as they relate to the evolving technologies you included in the paper

Discuss how the evolution of crime fighting may affect social policy from national and international perspectives.

Consider how the evolving technologies relate to national and international policymaking.

Include at least two academic references.

Format the paper and presentation consistent with APA guidelines.