Magnetic Fingerprinting and Automated Fingerprint Identification (AFIS) : With these forensic technologies, crime scene investigators, forensic scientists and police officers can quickly and easily compare a fingerprint at a crime scene with an extensive virtual database.

How do criminal investigators use technology?

Today some of the newest technologies involved in criminal investigation processes include the use of drones by law enforcement to get a bird's-eye-view of crime scenes, gunshot detection systems which are “systems of electronic sensors installed in high-crime areas [that] help police quickly detect where any gunshots ...

How is technology used to solve crimes?

Crime forecasting

Many agencies are using AI to help combat crime. These systems can scan through volumes of information to provide accurate crime forecasting using predictive analytics. Agencies can then use that data to allocate police resources.