Technology
The entire point of DFR is to see things. What’s the use of flying a drone if the suspect vehicle you’re searching for is just off-screen?
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In today’s digital age, presenting static photographs of crime scenes and evidence to a jury seems archaic; fortunately, 3D scanning technology brings the crime scene into the courtroom
The advent of unchecked 3D printers that someone can buy for $2,000 and use to make an untraceable weapon is “the greatest [gun] loophole of all,” he said
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Experts said the printers are very expensive and the gun themselves tend to disintegrate quickly
Officials defended the way the LAPD uses data to fight crime after some said the methods are biased against minorities
The high-tech system, formally called “Rekognition,” is touted as able to pick a person out of a crowd and track their movements in real time
This investigation technique opens the door to potentially solving many more cold cases, but law enforcement must be sure they remain within legal boundaries
In 2018, shootings in Chicago have fallen by double-digit numbers for a second consecutive year, while homicides have dropped even further
Police departments in cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are all being sued for not releasing information about their predictive policing programs
The Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter Program and the broken windows concept of policing are both about taking action to prevent future undesirable action
Over the past 25 years, technology has driven seismic shifts in how law enforcement operates, so what can we expect the policing profession to look like 25 years from now?
Axon’s annual Accelerate symposium connects law enforcement leaders from around the world with the technology that is transforming policing
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Since the September 11th attacks, police have been assessing terror threat levels and gathering intelligence from thousands of sources
According to law enforcement, Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) data allows officers to find the needles they need in haystacks of information
The Center for the Study of the Drone estimated that the number of public safety agencies using drones has increased by 82 percent in the past year
The number of public safety agencies with drones has more than doubled since the end of 2016
Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) have proven valuable to law enforcement for many reasons, including its role in intelligence-led policing and officer safety.
Axon Accelerate symposium speaker shares the best practices and innovations transforming policing in Ireland, and what agencies back home could learn from those lessons
Many departments are using virtual systems to provide a variety of realistic scenarios for officer training
Advancements in optics tech can improve the confidence level, as well as the hit potential, of law enforcement officers armed with a patrol rifle or tactical carbine
The sky may be the limit for drones, but local LE agencies are looking for a way to bring them back to earth
Minneapolis police Cmdr. Scott Gerlicher emphasized the boon to public safety this technology has already created
A recent study conducted by an Indiana university found that predictive policing didn’t result in racially biased arrests
One of the largest bombing investigations in the U.S. since the Boston Marathon attacks in 2013 came to an intense close Wednesday
A Florida court will determine whether police are allowed to use facial recognition software to identify suspects without ever notifying them of the technology
To avoid becoming a YouTube star, police officers should aim to be as boring as possible when a member of the public is recording them
The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center is working with police investigators to deploy cutting-edge technology in the field
The department is switching over from Nokia phones to iPhones as they combat crime in the digital age
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