Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Blog Intro

My name is Andrew Stavely and I am currently in Letters and Sciences, with my possible major being Criminology and Criminal Justice.  Both mass communication and technology play major roles in the criminal justice system.
In the criminal justice system, mass communication is used in a number of ways to relay important messages concerning public safety.  Mass communication is used to locate lost persons and criminals at large.  Also, messages about weather events and other emergencies are used by those in the criminal justice system to inform the public.  Periodicals, television, and the internet are some of the ways this information is spread.  
Technology is vital to the criminal justice system.  Some of the many ways in which it is used include the following: using forensic science to identify culprits, weapons and metal detectors, security cameras, equipment used by police officers, and the computerized records system used by law enforcement.  
This bulletin from the U.S. department of Justice is entitled "High-Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs" and describes the areas in which technology is required to maintain justice. 
From our discussion of mass communication this semester, I hope to gain a better understanding of  using mass communication to help me in my interdisciplinary studies and potentially for use in a career in the field of criminal justice.
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3 comments:

  1. VasSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    I'm LTSC too! Criminal Justice seems like a pretty popular major choice among the few blogs I've read already! Nice info link there. Good luck! :)

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  2. KcsortorSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Andrew, I really enjoyed reading your blog. I have a few questions regarding technology and mass communications in your field. First, do you think technology or the media can have any disadvantages in criminal justice? Also, do you think the criminal justice system would work the same and as efficient if things like forensic science and other technology wasn't where it is today? Good job on the intro blog! -Kayla

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  3. Andrew StavelySeptember 11, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Thanks for your comment, Kayla. I do think the media can negatively affect aspects of criminal justice, such as when the media puts out information about criminal cases that may turn out to be false. To answer your other question, I would say that the criminal justice system owes a lot of its success to technology and forensic science. Technology and is essential to the criminal justice system.

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