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Apr 23, 1326
Firearms
A weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force. -
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Technological Advancements Since the 1950's
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Prison
A building to which people are legally committed as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial. -
Vacuum-Tube Operated Calculator
New Orleans Police Department installs an electronic data processing machine called a vacuum-tube operated calculator with a punch-card sorter and collator. It gives summaries of warrents and arrests. -
Side Handle Baton
Invented by a former marine this side handle baton, with a 90-degree angle near the end, giving with its effectivness made the side handle baton a requirement in mant U.S. police angencies. -
Computer Aided Dispatch System CAD
The Computer Aided Dispatch System also known as CAD was created in the early 1960's, is a method of dispatching emergencies assisted by a computer. -
Telecommunications System ((NLETS)
It provides electronic messaging to allow information exchange between state, local, and federal agencies and support services to justice-related computer programs except Hawaii. -
Stun Gun (Taser)
The stun gun was created by Jack Cover an aerospace scientist for NASA. A device that shoots two wire connected darts into the victim and delivers 50,000-volts shock that interrupts the connection of the brain and the muscles, temporarily disabling the offender. -
Body Armor (Bullet Proof Vest)
Law enforcement and the military have utilized body armor also known to many as “bullet proof vests”, effectively for nearly four decades to aid in protection from many small arms related ballistic projectiles and/or fragmentation. Japan was the first nation to actually invent a version of soft body armor -
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Rockwell International installs the first fingerprint reader at the FBI, making it more difficult for terrorists to get into classified areas. -
"Enhanced" 911
Police departments begin using "enhanced" 911, which allows dispatchers to see on their computer screens the addresses and telephone numbers from which 911 emergency calls came from.The FCC's wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) rules seek to improve the effectiveness and reliability of wireless 9-1-1 services by providing 9-1-1 dispatchers with additional information on wireless 9-1-1 calls. -
Pepper Spray
Pepper spray, also known as OC spray (from "Oleoresin Capsicum"), OC gas, and capsicum spray, is a lachrymatory agent (a chemical compound that irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, and even temporary blindness) used in policing, riot control, crowd control, and personal self-defense, -
Computers
Many police departments begin using computers. They are using them for criminal investigations, budgeting, dispatch, and manpower locating. -
Automatic License Plate Recognition
Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) delivers the ability to read vehicle license plates and check them against an installed database for rapid identity verification. The ALPR has been used to locate stolen or wanted vehicles and identify parking-ticket scofflaws.
