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Publicity, Sunlight, and the Electric Light

The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Louis Brandeis, wrote “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric l...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Raising the Bar for sUAS Remote Pilots

The utilization of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) by U.S. public safety agencies has grown exponentially over the last six years. In 2014, less than 40 public safety agencies had acquired sUAS...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Unlocking New Features and Uses for Drones

The usage of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has been on the rise by federal, state, and local law enforcement since its implementation into the profession over a decade ago. Informally known as drones,...

Technology

Portable Police Fleet Drones

Police efficiency and operations could be significantly enhanced if small drones were mounted on police vehicles. Each of these field drones would have a loudspeaker and a microphone and would be oper...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: A Quick Guide on Mobile Drone Detection

The drone—a double-edged sword. The eerie thing about that phrase in this context is the Central Intelligence Agency has actually created and used a missile with sword-like blades for highly accurat...

Technology

Drone as a First Responder: The New Paradigm in Public Safety

The 911 caller was calm, considering he was reporting that a man with an object that looked like a gun was acting strangely outside the taco shop. The caller noted that the man was waving the pistol-s...

Technology

2020 IACP Technology Conference Preview

The 2020 IACP Technology Conference will be held May 12–14, at the Oregon Convention Center in downtown Portland, Oregon. The IACP Technology Conference is a professional law enforcement event dedic...