Tag: studying criminal justice
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Technological Advancements of the Criminal Justice System
The South Florida region, particularly Miami, has often served as the fictional backdrop to popular television series featuring law enforcement agents in pursuit of very smart criminals. A common thread of these shows, aside from stylish characters and glitzy visuals, is that investigators tend to have access to technology tools that seem to be ahead…
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Studying Criminal Justice: Not What You See on T.V.
Although many students enter their criminal justice program with the CSI theme playing in their heads, they soon find that the field does not match up to the way television shows depict it. Even in shows that are scripted to be realistic, or shows during which real individuals bring in community cases (i.e. Judge Judy,…
