CRJ 499 assignment 5

Running head: TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCES 1

TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCES 4

Technology Influences

Tiara Miller

Professor Gauvreau

CRJ 499

5/5/16

Technology Influences

Criminal injustice can take many forms and in this case, we choose to focus on terrorism which is the currently trending form of criminal injustice. According to Wilkinson, (2012) technology involves the application of scientific knowledge in order to achieve any objectives and affects the values of a given society. In one way or another technology has adversely contributed to its increment and effect rate of terrorism in many countries, thus affecting both the external and internal stakeholders. Technology takes a huge platform and due to the rate at which technology is advancing then many people are being affected by this since it is out of this that terrorism is also advancing.

For any terrorism threat to be conveyed any country then it has to be channeled through a medium of communication which takes any form of technology, it could be an email or a short message service through the social media platforms. The threat could also be through the magazines, audios or even video clips which are spread through the internet and this results in a threat in any given state. The terrorist can use the technology to disseminate a propaganda and takes the form of multimedia communications providing ideological or practical instruction, explanations, justifications or promotion of terrorist activities. With this justification then a part of the population tend to believe that their actions are right but in the real sense, it is affecting a country in many ways. The economy is greatly affected and therefore, it results to a countries downfall.

The internet has also been used as a platform to recruit the minors to the terrorist groups, it may sound impossible but it is the new direction taken by the terrorists. This is possible as they establish a relationship between themselves and those that are interested. Terrorist organization use many platforms such as password protected website platforms and restricted chat groups that enhance direct communication. The restriction offers a platform for them to learn about the organization its mission and vision and the objectives it wants to achieve. With this then they are supported and in any way, the organization will never die since the number of people to replace those who died increases. It is with the use of technological barriers to entering to the recruitment platforms also increases the complexity of tracking terrorism-related activity by intelligence and law enforcement personnel.

The internet being one of the forms of technology has been used as a good platform to incite the people and this makes terrorism gain more power. The Internet provides an abundance of material and opportunities to download, edit and distribute content that may be considered unlawful glorification of, or provocation to, acts of terrorism. Also with the incite comes the radicalization on which the it refers to the process of training that often accompanies the transformation of recruits into individuals determined to act with violence based on extremist ideologies. It often involves the use of propaganda. The process of recruitment and radicalization commonly realizes on an individual’s sentiments of injustice, exclusion or humiliation.

How to implement this is by constantly monitoring the internet and as well as know the content of each message. An information system that monitors the restricted website platforms should also be developed so that it can also monitor the communication of the terrorist officials and the new recruits. A new policy should be developed that will enable the law to control young people and how they use the internet since they are the most affected by radicalization.

References

Wilkinson, P. (2012). Technology and terrorism. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis.