Law Enforcement Technology

Ballistic clipboard protects police from gun fire
Routine traffic stops, warrant calls and first responses have the potential of being some of the most dangerous moments in the field; a standard issue clipboard provides little in the way of reliable protection in the event of gunfire; a new clip board provides multi-hit protection against gun fire
- Read more
Highly-trained Indian K-9s join counterterror forces
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has a highly-trained unit in its force unlike any other in the world; police handlers have taught six Labradors to carry explosives in their teeth, sneak into terrorist lairs, plant remote-controlled bombs, hide secret cameras, interpret body language, and understand English and Hindi
- Read more

Detroit police push for ShotSpotter
Detroit police chief Ralph Godbee is pushing the city to purchase a $2.6 million automated gun-shot detecting system that he believes will help reduce violent crime; last summer, Detroit was hit by one of its most violent periods in recent history with 254 shootings that left fifty-two people dead in two months
- Read more
New York police officers equipped and ready to detect dirty bombs
Law enforcement officials operating in the New York City region are trained and equipped to intercept dirty bomb threats
- Read more

New digital steganography detection solutions
Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one, apart from the sender and intended recipient, suspects the existence of the message, a form of security through obscurity; a Pennsylvania company offers a digital steganography detection solution
- Read more
Sector Report for Wednesday, 1 November 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
This report contains the following stories.
* U.K. police technology allows tracking, controlling cell phones remotely

* Law agencies want YouTube police brutality videos removed

* New iOS Forensic Toolkit circumvents iOS 5 security measures

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
Read more

Mathematicians help LAPD fight gangs
UCLA mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a mathematical algorithm to identify street gangs involved in unsolved violent crimes
- Read more
New iOS Forensic Toolkit circumvents iOS 5 security measures
While Apple gave a minor facelift to the whole security system in iOS5, it made significant changes regarding keychain protection, replacing the encryption algorithm entirely; but criminals thinking they can thus use the latest iPhone and iPad devices to store information may want to think again, as a new information acquisition solution cracks the latest iOS5 security measures
- Read more

BVS helps U.K. prisons detect cell phones
Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS) has made quite a splash in recent weeks announcing a new partnership to distribute its cell phone detection technology in the United Kingdom, adding several options to its line of multi-band transmitters, and teaming up with Los Angeles Laker Andrew Goudelock
- Read more
Texas county police buys drone that can carry weapons
The police in Montgomery County — and area north of Houston, Texas — is the first local police in the United States to deploy a drone that can carry weapons; the police says it will be used in chases of escaping criminals and tracking drug shipments
- Read more

Sector Report for Tuesday, 18 October 2011: Law Enforcement Technology
This report contains the following stories.
* New Jersey approves two Tasers under stricter safety regulations

* Civil rights groups urge Supreme Court to rule against GPS tracking

* Are gadgets interfering with cops’ driving?

* Also noted
Plus 1 additional story.
Read more
Also noted
Forensic meteorologists help solve crimes | Lawmakers propose changes to Electronic Privacy Act, limit law enforcement reach | Defense contractors pitching military tech to cops | French judge blocks cop-watching site | Oklahoma bomb squads show off skills in “robot rodeo”
- Read more

New Jersey approves two Tasers under stricter safety regulations
Following the increasingly controversial use of Tasers in which several individuals died after being stunned, New Jersey has approved of two new Taser models that comply with new safety standards
- Read more
Civil rights groups urge Supreme Court to rule against GPS tracking
In advance of the Supreme Court hearing on the use of GPS tracking by law enforcement agencies, several civil liberties groups are urging the court to rule in favor of privacy rights
- Read more
Are gadgets interfering with cops’ driving?
A recent study found that the amount of technology inside a police car may be distracting drivers and leading to accidents
- Read more

More headlines