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1948 - Police can now use radio to traffic law enforcment
1948 - Police can now use radio to traffic law enforcment -
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LE and CJ Tech Advances 1948 to Present
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The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meets for the first time.
1948 - The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meets for the first time. -
1955 - The New Orleans Police Department comes up with an electronic data processing machine. It summarizes arrests and warrants.
1955 - The New Orleans Police Department comes up with an electronic data processing machine. It summarizes arrests and warrants. -
Former marine invents side handle baton is invented
Former marine invents side handle baton which is now standard issue -
St. Louis, Missouri installs first computer assisted dispatch system
St. Louis, Missouri installs first computer assisted dispatch system making police response easier -
National law enforcement telocommunication system is established
this system links all state police computers together except Hawai'i -
NCIC is inaugurated by the FBI
It is the first computerized national filing system on wanted persons and stolen property -
AT & T establishes 911 as an emergency number
this makes reporting an emergency easier -
Haleyville, Alamba police department begins using 911
This was the first town to establish 911 -
the stun gun was invented
this is one of many new alternitive force options that were introduced in the late 1960s -
national institute of justice begins a body armour project
this leads to the development of kevlar -
rockwell International installed the first finger print reader at the FBI
this led to the further development in finger printing -
National Institute of justice funded the first trial of night vision goggles in Newton, Massachusetts
this led to the widespread use and development of night vision technology -
enhance 911 is implemented
this allows dispatchers to see where the emergency call is coming from -
the royal canadian mounted police installed the first automatic finger print identification system
This led to the faster identification of fingerprints -
pepper spray is first used as an alternative force detterant
this provides police with another means of subduing a criminal -
NIBRS is created
this is used to inform and shape public policies to combat crime -
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida police department complete 90 day field test that began using stun guns
this is a non lethal alternative to subdue a criminal -
Englewood district in Chicago begin using a computer program to map crime
Chicago police begin to track crime in certain districts by gathering and analyzing data -
National Academy of Science announces the reliabilaty of DNA evidence
this will assist police in solving crimes -
1998 - An FBI database called NIDIS which established interstate cooperation in linking crimes, is put into practice.
1998 - An FBI database called NIDIS which established interstate cooperation in linking crimes, is put into practice. -
integrated automated fingerprint identification system was launched
this allowed for automated scanning of fingerprints against records in a database -
select availability of GPS is turned off
this leads to the widespread use of GPS technology -
Tampa, Florida begins using facial recognition cameras
The Tampa police use video cameras to look for criminals -
ratheon develops an exoskeleton system
this enables the wearer to carry up to 200 pounds without taxing the body, and makes officers more resilient to bodily harm -
Oklahoma begins using wearable video cameras
they capture video of everything that happens before, during, and after a police call -
FBI launches nonoptical fingerprint sensor
It is a light weight, durable, and moblile biometric fingerprint device -
XOS 2 exoskeleton is released.
this exoskeleton is lighter, stronger, faster, and more resistant to the enviroment -
Bartlett, Illinois begins using automated external defibrillator.
they use these devices to save the lives of people in cardiac arrest
