Traditional Photography and Digital Photography on Law Enforcement A Comparative Study

The focused of this study is on the use of traditional and digital photography in law enforcement work. The study also aimed to identify its effectiveness and problems encountered in the use of both type of photography and determine if there is a significant difference between the two variables. The researchers used a descriptive data to arrive at answers which were collected through an adapted survey questionnaire from police personnel in selected nearby police stations in Batangas City, Philippines assigned at the Intelligence, Administrative, Criminal Investigation, and Traffic divisions. Results of the study showed that law enforcers always use digital photography while less of traditional. Time required to reproduce hard copy of the images was the most observed problem for both. It was found that traditional photography is more effective than digital photography and their use and effectiveness differs. Researchers recommend that the police may seek assistance from police photography experts for further training to minimize difficulties involved.

Keywords: photography; police photography; law enforcement