Criminology Unit 3 controlled assessment- AC 3.2 model answer

Criminology Unit 3 controlled assessment- AC 3.2 model answerDatabases Hold information on suspects, witnesses, crimes, informants and other relevant information. Police National Computer PNC us used to help investigations and share information of both national and local security. Makes critical missions easier for the police, UK enforcement agencies and other criminal justice agencies throughout the UK. PNC also provided real time data on people, vehicles, crimes and properties and well as alerts such as: missing people, stolen objects or vehicles as well as vehicles requiring discreet checks. PNC Effectiveness: Effective Provides useful information when investigating crimes. Has links to European databases to allowing sharing of info internationally. Provides real time checks on vehicles, properties and people as well as crimes. PNC Effectiveness: Not Effective Database does not show photos. Basic information. Generally not used as often anymore.Police often have to guess whether a person is the suspect they are looking for based upon the description of the suspect. Police National Database Available to all UK police forces and selected law enforcement agencies. This allows different organisations to share the information they have on a specific suspect. Contains 3.5 billion records. 20 Million records added every month. 222 databases. 4000 users. This database specializes in safeguarding children and vulnerable people, countering terrorism and prevents organised crime. PND Usefulness: Useful Allows sharing of information between forces. Handles billions of records and images. Can help prevent and identify different crimes. Includes allegations as well as number of convictions. PND Usefulness: Not Useful Separate Database to Police National Computer. Supposed to be replaced in 2020. PNC AND PND PNC and PND are supposed to merge together to form Law Enforcement Data Service. National DNA Database Created in 1995. Individual samples obtained and stored in a computer. Connects individuals to crimes. DNA Database Usefulness: Useful Can lead police to certain suspects. DNA records are kept for comparison. Technology improvement. DNA Database Usefulness: Not Useful Human rights and privacy means that suspects who are not convicted have their DNA destroyed. There is a risk of data abuse. Contamination of evidence is still possible. Fingerprint Analysis Fingerprints are the ridges, whorls and valley patterns at the end of each finger. No two people have the same fingerprints. Everyone's fingerprint is unique. There is a one in 64