The use of computer technology has revolutionized many parts of today's society. Everywhere you look there is the use of computers. In most cases, computers are extremely useful for many people in various occupations and even in personal life. In one way or another, the use of computer technology can be linked to almost every occupation in the world. The use of computers can be useful in many ways: it can simplify difficult tasks, store and share data effectively, and make work easier. communicate with colleagues and managers. The use of computers has dramatically changed law enforcement compared to years past. In the years that followed, law enforcement had to manually enter all the data, from police reports, to witness statements, to criminal information, and crime scene investigations, and had to store all those files in secure locations. "Thousands of times every day in the United States a police officer arrests a suspect, stops a suspicious person near a crime, or pulls over a speed camera and takes his or his heir's fingerprints. (Scigliano 63.) With all those fingerprints, fingerprint information all adds up within a department and there can be an overflow of all the information depending on the size of the department. The IAFIS system allows for faster and more effective response times in submitting information Fingerprints are not the only information stored in the IAFIS system. “Not just fingerprints, but corresponding criminal records; photos of scars and tattoos; "(IAFIS 1)Imagine this; you are a police officer who has worked in a department for years. You always had to enter a suspect's fingerprint information in... among... many fields of paper. With computers there is the risk of cyber hackers coming. Those same hackers try to steal someone's personal information on the Internet. This can be troublesome for the police because it can be difficult to pinpoint the exact person who attempted to hack into the computer system. If a computer system's servers crash or shut down, the people connected to the server don't know what to do. Works CitedMiller, Mark R. Police Patrol Operations. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2000. Cengage Learning 2nd edition. PrintIntegrated Automatic Fingerprint Information System-fbi.gov (2013, 10-11-2013), web Retrieved 15-11-2013 from www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/figerprints_biometric/iafisScigliano, Eric. "The Tide of Prints." Technology Review 102.1 (1999): 62-67. Comprehensive text on applied science and technology (H.W. Wilson). Network. November 18. 2013.