Abstract
My term paper will focus on the impact of emerging technologies on criminal justice
practices, specifically the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law enforcement and its ethical
implications. As technology advances, law enforcement continues to adopt AI for everything from
predictive policing and facial recognition to data analysis. These innovations have the potential for
increased efficiency and effectiveness but create several concerns regarding privacy, bias, and
accountability. It will be debated both from a positive and negative side of the application of AI
within the criminal justice system and, in particular, how algorithmic bias may eventually
disproportionately affect minority communities by leading to unfair outcomes. The final part
provides an overview of the current regulation and legislative frameworks in which AI in law
enforcement is applied and whether these are fit to discuss the ethical and societal issues that such
technologies create. It thus advocates for a balanced approach to integrating technological
advancement without compromising civilliberties and accountability by analyzingrecent
developments in AI policing using case studies. The paper will use qualitative research methods,
including a review of scholarly articles, legal documents, and case law, to offer a holistic picture
of the correlation between AI and criminal justice. Finally, the paper is part of an ongoing debate
on the future of law enforcement in the face of rapidly advancing technology and tries to critically
examine the implications for justice and fairness such events generate in society. Therefore, this
paper is intended to join debates of balancing technological innovation with ethical concerns,
advancing some ideas on how AI can be adopted for law enforcement without compromising its
fairness, accountability, or suitability in protecting civil rights.
