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Departments should also provide defensive tools such as pepper spray, bulletproof or stab-proof vests for

The research topic we have chosen to research is Tasers. The use of Tasers has been a very controversial topic in the last few years. Reporters, doctors, and human rights groups have all expressed concern that police officers will use a Taser in situations when no weapon is required and concern has also been expressed over if the Taser is really a less-lethal option. No one claims the use of Tasers to be risk-free but studies have found them comparatively safe. We believe that people opposed to Tasers ignore a body of the reports showing the technology is safe and effective. The research question we hope to answer is: Is the deployment of a Taser a safe and viable

Technology used in policing enhances law enforcement organizations’ ability to function because it has improved police databases, reports, tracking, and forensics (DOJ, 2004). In addition, a less-lethal weapon is designed to disable, capture, or immobilize a suspect without killing them. However, occasionally deaths do happen as a result of less-lethal weapons which include kinetic energy, electrical, acoustic, and chemical weapons. Furthermore, violence, disease, and infected evidence are dangers that law enforcement officers face today.

Within recent years there has been much controversy surrounding police officers and whether or not they should be wearing body cameras to document their everyday interactions with the public. While the use of body cameras may seem to invade the public or police privacy. Police-worn body cameras will be beneficial to law enforcement and civilians all over the world. Police must be equipped with body cameras to alleviate any doubt in the effectiveness of officers. Law enforcement worn body cameras would enhance the trust of the public by keeping both the officers and the citizens accountable for their actions, providing evidence, and helping protect them from false accusations, while protecting privacy

First advantage in law enforcement agents wearing body cameras is to hold the officers accountable. “Holding the officers accountable, will ensure the officer adheres to policies and procedures during an encounter with victims and suspects.” Body-worn cameras are poised to help boost accountability for law enforcement and citizens and, unlike many new police technologies, the cameras share preliminary support from both law enforcement and social justice groups. Successful implementation of the cameras will require careful policies that respect and protect both the police and the public.

From the night watch in Boston, to the present day policing, law enforcement has behind in the world of technology. As time rolled through the political era, professional era, and community-oriented era, police patrols would use the rapidly advancing technology in their favor. "Those were desperate times for policemen in a hostile country with unpaved streets and uneven sidewalks, sometimes miles from the police station, with little prospects of assistance in case of need.... It took nerve to be a policeman in those days," this was reported by Chief Francis O 'Neill of the Chicago Police Department in 1903. With only having a printing press and a multiple-shot revolver over a hundred years ago, the advancement in technology today has helped improve the policing methods in patrol quite significantly. However, technology would eventually out-run the police.

Today, law enforcement agencies, or more specifically police officers, are under constant scrutiny from their peers as well as outside sources. Many of these problems arise from how the police treat and deal with these citizens. There is however a solution to these problems, which can not only improve officer safety, but can also protect anyone else that the officer encounters. The solution to this problem is officer mounted camera systems, or better known as body cameras. These body cameras capture almost everything an officer see’s as well as hears. This allows for protection against a police officer as well as protection for a citizen who was scrutinized for something he or she might have done or not. Body cameras are ever increasing in policing and have many benefit’s as well as draw backs.

Guns and other equipment in an officer’s arsenal play a key role in the officers safety as well as the safety of others

World War Two's most famous contributions to the history of body armor is the flak jacket. Made from ballistic nylon, the flak jacket was "cumbersome and bulky" and "was ineffective against most pistol and rifle threats," (Bellis, n.d.). However, flak jackets were very effective in preventing casualties related to shrapnel. Shrapnel did account for as much as 70% of all Second World War casualties (Pike, 2011). No significant advancements in body armor were made between the end of World War Two and the 1970s. Even during the Vietnam War, flak jackets were still being used. In the 1970s, though, Kevlar was invented. Kevlar and other lighter weight materials allowed for constant protection that was relatively comfortable to wear. Moreover, the improved materials could protect greater surface area on the body. As Pike (2011) points out, "Most fatal penetrating injuries were caused by missiles entering through areas not protected by body armor, such as the face, neck, pelvis, and groin." Unlike earlier materials, Kevlar also

In today’s society no one is safe from everyday peril. Situations arise daily that may present either a law enforcement official or just a civilian with a situation that could warrant the need for extra protection. In some cases it is a matter of he said she said. In just those instances it is important that there be some sort of documentation that provides corresponding evidence. Body cameras have been tested in a small group of police departments and have provided an overwhelming positive effect. Police officers wearing body cameras not only provide the officers with an extra peace of mind but give the civilians documentation to back up their sides of the story.

This report is necessary to analyze the proper outlet that will best showcase our product. I have found four homeland security related venues that would could be used for this, three would be useful. They are Homeland Security Today, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Homeland security Newswire and Homeland Security Affairs. The product directly relating to homeland security is new and possibly controversial if incorrectly used. It is imperative that the right people get this technology and put it to good use. If it is perceived as a bad thing, the public won’t trust those who protect them and the technology in the wrong hands/commercial sector could be exploited. The report provides information on each of the four

A bullet proof vest consists of a vest-shaped panel made up of advanced plastic polymers that are composed of many layers of Kevlar or Spectra shield. The layers of Kevlar are sewn together using Kevlar thread but the nonwoven spectra shield is coated and bonded with resins such as Kraton and sealed between two sheets of Kevlar. Once all of the panels of Kevlar are sewn together it is placed inside of a fabric shell that is usually made from polyester and cotton blend or nylon. A bulletproof vest may also have nylon padding for extra protection. If the bullet proof vest is intended to be worn in especially dangerous situations puches are built in to hold plates of metal or ceramic bonded fiberglass.

Imagine if there was no type of law enforcement code for a month in your city. Crime rates will be at an all-time high. People would have no sort of protection or stability. There would also be no one to control the people; no one will ensure peace amongst the people. Thanks to our police officers all of these possible dangerous situations are kept under control on a daily basis. Police officers put their lives on the line each day to ensure peace and protection to the public.

The grant will be mainly used to) support 100 costumer interviews and other I-Corps activities, 2) pay EL and PI’s partial salary/stipend, 3) make a new prototype. So far, shooting tests to stop rifle bullets of AK-47 and AR-15 have been completed. We would interview many police officers and soldiers to demonstrate the value of our product, and to get their feedback to improve the product. We plan to interview these police officers, TSA officers in the local police departments and airports in New Mexico, and then in nearby states such as Arizona, Colorado, Texas and California. We also plan to visit Army Fort Bliss, Fort Carson, Fort Huachuca which are within the driving distance. Based on the feedback of the costumer interviews (including some technical feedback such as the weight of the armored ladder), the PI will modify the ladder design and make a prototype. Within three months after the end of this project, the technical design will be ready for manufacture to enter a very large protection product market.

“When you put a camera on a police officer, they tend to behave a little better, follow the rules a little better. And if a citizen knows the officer is wearing a camera, chances are the citizen will behave a little better.”- William A. Farrar, Chief of Police, Rialto (California) Police Department