Transcript HARD TECHNOLOGY IN POLICING

HARD TECHNOLOGY
IN
POLICING
Professor Byrne
ADVANCES IN WEAPON
TECHNOLOGIES IN POLICING
 ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR THE
MILITARY
 Challenge in the use for Law Enforcement
 “War on Terror”= Urban Weapons
Chemical Irritants
 Most common non-lethal item used by police
departments
 Effective incident management
 Experimentation started in the ‘90’s and led to
high concentration low dose to compel compliance
 Civil Liberty issues
 VIDEO
Electric Shock
 Stun Gun/ TASER
 Electric Shock that disables suspect
 CRITICISM:
-Pre-mature use
-Potential Lethal does of electric shock
-Frequently insufficient for drug/alcohol
users
VIDEO
Rubber Bullets and Bean Bags
Non-Ballistic
 Meant to incapacitate, gain compliance,
disperse crowds
 Disperse kinetic energy over area (does not
penetrate the skin
 Stringent target area and distance
VIDEO
Sensory Weapons
 Military to L.E
 Low level pain with
physiological/psychological discomfort
 Hard to Transport because so much gear
Additional Safety Items
 Barrier Strips (stop pursuits)
 Bullet Proof Vests (officer Safety)
 Decline in Officer and Civilian Deaths
 VIDEO