Honors Program
[Honors-in-Discipline (Choose below)], Honors in History
Date of Award
5-2017
Thesis Professor(s)
Daryl Anthony Carter
Thesis Professor Department
History
Thesis Reader(s)
Elwood Watson, Keith Johnson
Abstract
“Technology and the Police” primarily seeks to underline the importance of the role technology plays when it comes to law enforcement. As agents of law enforcement, police are needed to protect and defend society. From the use of DNA to video surveillance and tracking tools, technology helps police officers achieve their goal. Furthermore, technology may also serve as a means of control to make sure police are doing their job effectively. Another purpose of “Technology and the Police” is to show that unlike popular belief, the study of history does not start and ends in the past. It is a continuous process from which many lessons can be learnt and understood, it is timeless. Hence, this thesis also attempts to challenge ideas that history and technology cannot blend together because one represents the past and the other represents the present and the future.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Tanny, Oceane, "Technology and the Police" (2017). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 429. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/429
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.