Surveillance

The strategy: A technology-driven approach to policing

The DedroneRapidResponse can be attached to a portable tower to provide security for large gatherings like sporting events and concerts

The center has access to about 1,700 cameras including traffic, surveillance and private security cameras

Agencies can capitalize on innovations to save money and repair fractured community relationships

Fotokite’s tethered drones can fly with the push of a single button, eliminating the efforts of piloting

Police said a surveillance team was following the man just prior to the attack

Det. Jeremy Brown was killed while conducting surveillance at an apartment building

Using planes to surveil the city, a crime-fighting tool, is akin to a warrantless search, the court said

Two sheriff’s offices share what they look for in departmental tech purchases to get the best buy

“It's fear-mongering politics at its worst,” said Jonathan Thompson, CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association

Police last spring began to test whether images could help them investigate murders, nonfatal shootings, armed robberies and carjackings

Planes circling above the city increased the agency's arrest rate by 5% over 3 months, researchers found

Local police hailed the cameras as a game-changer, saying the images helped to identify suspects of violent crimes

The first step to applying and implementing the lessons learned of any after-action report is to read the report, which unfortunately rarely happens