Newest Members of the Police Force
Well it is not RoboCop, at least not yet. Today’s police forces are getting the edge on illicit activity in major cities across the nation using none other than wireless security cameras. Police and federal law enforcement have long used unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with cameras and special sensors to patrol borders and national forests, but these new tools are helping reduce crime and increase public safety among the most crime ridden inner cities.
California’s Los Angeles County Police Department is one of the first to incorporate wireless networked cameras to fight crime. These high quality digital camera networks produce clear crisp evidence grade recordings 24 hours a day and rely on Wi-Fi signals instead of a video server. Dispatchers monitoring cameras in high crime regions are able to deliver critical information about situations to responding deputies while en route. Response times have been significantly reduced as much as ten times enabling police to interrupt crimes in progress, such as gang fights and drug deals. Other departments who have adopted the system, such as Santa Monica PD and Redlands PD, are having similar success. Wireless networks are much less expensive to implement and can be easily reconfigured or expanded
Eventually departments would like to connect their wireless systems with the ALPR, automatic license plate recognition database. This would allow immediate and automatic checks against stolen or marked vehicles. Once a vehicle is located wireless security cameras in the area would track activity around the vehicle recording any criminal activity for police to use in investigations. Future uses might also include facial recognition tied in to government and law enforcement databases.
Another tool law enforcement officials are testing out are tiny unmanned drones. These units are outfitted with wireless security cameras and would provide an extra set of eyes for SWAT teams during tactical operations. These small drones weigh 14lbs and can be easily carried in a backpack and deployed covertly to observe target sites. This spy-in-the-sky technology functions during the day or night using infrared sensors and would be deployed during hostage situations or against barricaded forces. This technology is currently in testing phases and awaiting FAA approval.
Despite the successes, privacy advocates fear abuses of these networks and are calling for increased rules and regulations for how these new technologies can be implemented. Once guidelines are laid out it is likely police departments across the nation will follow suit.
About the Author: Mike Ward is the owner and operator of Protection Depot, a leading online provider of security cameras and wireless security cameras. For more information about security cameras, please visit Protection Depot.
California’s Los Angeles County Police Department is one of the first to incorporate wireless networked cameras to fight crime. These high quality digital camera networks produce clear crisp evidence grade recordings 24 hours a day and rely on Wi-Fi signals instead of a video server. Dispatchers monitoring cameras in high crime regions are able to deliver critical information about situations to responding deputies while en route. Response times have been significantly reduced as much as ten times enabling police to interrupt crimes in progress, such as gang fights and drug deals. Other departments who have adopted the system, such as Santa Monica PD and Redlands PD, are having similar success. Wireless networks are much less expensive to implement and can be easily reconfigured or expanded
Eventually departments would like to connect their wireless systems with the ALPR, automatic license plate recognition database. This would allow immediate and automatic checks against stolen or marked vehicles. Once a vehicle is located wireless security cameras in the area would track activity around the vehicle recording any criminal activity for police to use in investigations. Future uses might also include facial recognition tied in to government and law enforcement databases.
Another tool law enforcement officials are testing out are tiny unmanned drones. These units are outfitted with wireless security cameras and would provide an extra set of eyes for SWAT teams during tactical operations. These small drones weigh 14lbs and can be easily carried in a backpack and deployed covertly to observe target sites. This spy-in-the-sky technology functions during the day or night using infrared sensors and would be deployed during hostage situations or against barricaded forces. This technology is currently in testing phases and awaiting FAA approval.
Despite the successes, privacy advocates fear abuses of these networks and are calling for increased rules and regulations for how these new technologies can be implemented. Once guidelines are laid out it is likely police departments across the nation will follow suit.
About the Author: Mike Ward is the owner and operator of Protection Depot, a leading online provider of security cameras and wireless security cameras. For more information about security cameras, please visit Protection Depot.
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