Reflections on the Impact of Digital Transformation on Criminal Policy

Digital transformation has affected various aspects of economic, social, and legal life, and has even impacted a country’s vision in adopting a penal policy by facing perpetrators of crimes. This study aims to examine the impact of digital transformation on penal policy and to explain how the country’s objective of applying established penal policy can be transferred to employing digital transformation and information technology communication tools in adopting a new concept for the policy. By adopting and utilizing digital transformation tools, the study proposes a new and modern model for penal policy from a new technological perspective. The study addresses the issue that revolves around the ability of the penal policy concept to adapt to technological developments through two topics. The first topic focuses on the digital transformation of penal policy by explaining the concept of digital transformation and its impact on the concept of penal policy, the second topic was dedicated to talking about digital transformation images and their impact on penal policy. The second topic was dedicated to explaining the impact of digital transformation on penal legislation. This topic was divided into two subjects, the first of which was dedicated to discussing the impact of digital transformation on the implementation of penal judgments, while the second subject was dedicated to talking about the impact of digital transformation on the penal claim. This study resulted in several conclusions and recommendations that will be presented. The study concluded that electronic systems, represented by the availability of the underlying infrastructure, help claimants to present their electronic claims through a specialist website belonging to the Ministry of the judiciary, responding to electronic complaints through a specific notification or application to accept complaints related to the applicants shows that judicial practices require digitalization instead of being paper-based. Implementing electronic records requires a digital infrastructure, and this study recommends the necessity of ensuring the protection of the policy of punishment for data and information of individuals and organizations used in the framework of justice represented in the courts, by strengthening criminal responsibility for the dissemination of this data and information or its trading, This will enhance confidence in electronic systems and help in achieving digitization more quickly. This study also recommended that the Jordanian legislator need to amend the laws that govern the punitive policy, which is represented in the Penal Code and the principles of criminal trials, in a manner commensurate with the digital transformation. The study also recommended the necessity of linking all state institutions through the information network, to facilitate the registration of criminal cases and final decisions, in addition to the conductor of investigation procedures such as hearing witnesses and seizing criminal evidence using modern technologies, for what this achieves to facilitate procedures and maintain the safety of witnesses and others. And the adoption of electronic monitoring as a means of implementing imprisonment and short-term custodial sentences.