GUN DETECTION DEVICES AND DRONES
Similar to the LPR’s, the new Gun Detection Devices are also mounted onto police cars. These devices use terahertz-wave detection to find concealed weapons. The device picks up this natural radiation that emits from people and objects. If something blocks the flow of the terahertz, like a gun, then the device will make that object glow on-screen. This method can be used instead of a body search, and would lower the amounts of stops needed for stop and frisk purposes, allowing us to use officers in other needed areas, like community policing, which I think should be heavy invested in. Another controversial tool soon to be widely used are Drones. A drone is an unmanned flying aircraft, which is used for surveillance purposes. They can record video images, and produce heat maps, and there is talk about arming some of those used for national defense (Sengupta 2014) . They can be used to track criminals that are being pursued by law enforcement, and are more affordable than helicopters. Once again, people …show more content…
If there are more cops searching people who look suspicious on the streets, this makes other people not want to carry illegal items on their person in fear of being caught. In 2011 there were almost 700,000 SQF cases alone. Statistics show that roughly 9% of these resulted in an arrest, confiscated drugs, and guns. In recent polls by the New York Times, the majority of voters claimed they were advocates for the searches and that they were not excessive. The majority, 61% of voters also said that they approved of then Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s operations to reduce crime. (The New York Times 2012) Raymond Kelly served as police commissioner for 13 years. Since he had been commissioner, crime decreased immensely thus most people trust his judgment and figure that the SQF policy can only help further decline in
Similar to the LPR’s, the new Gun Detection Devices are also mounted onto police cars. These devices use terahertz-wave detection to find concealed weapons. The device picks up this natural radiation that emits from people and objects. If something blocks the flow of the terahertz, like a gun, then the device will make that object glow on-screen. This method can be used instead of a body search, and would lower the amounts of stops needed for stop and frisk purposes, allowing us to use officers in other needed areas, like community policing, which I think should be heavy invested in. Another controversial tool soon to be widely used are Drones. A drone is an unmanned flying aircraft, which is used for surveillance purposes. They can record video images, and produce heat maps, and there is talk about arming some of those used for national defense (Sengupta 2014) . They can be used to track criminals that are being pursued by law enforcement, and are more affordable than helicopters. Once again, people …show more content…
If there are more cops searching people who look suspicious on the streets, this makes other people not want to carry illegal items on their person in fear of being caught. In 2011 there were almost 700,000 SQF cases alone. Statistics show that roughly 9% of these resulted in an arrest, confiscated drugs, and guns. In recent polls by the New York Times, the majority of voters claimed they were advocates for the searches and that they were not excessive. The majority, 61% of voters also said that they approved of then Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s operations to reduce crime. (The New York Times 2012) Raymond Kelly served as police commissioner for 13 years. Since he had been commissioner, crime decreased immensely thus most people trust his judgment and figure that the SQF policy can only help further decline in