As police go increasingly high-tech, are our freedoms being compromised?

Описание: In the past decade, police technology has grown fast. Around the world, we’ve seen police go from pad and paper in old Crown Vic sedans to today, when officers are being trained on flying motorcycles coupled with facial recognition drones and even the ability to predict crime before it happens. Are we finally close to living in the crime-free future promised to us by the Minority Report… and how much privacy will we have to give up to get there?

Unfortunately, crime still happens – but policing has been rapidly evolving and a lot of that is based on new technology. Besides basic upgrades like moving from clunky laptops in police cruisers to sleek tablets, or shifting most of the begrudging paperwork to digital automation, some police departments have also been inching closer to increased accountability and transparency through tech.

A massive focus on police brutality and racial profiling has prompted many departments to require body cameras, and nowadays you’re more likely to see them as standard issue, alongside a gun and a badge. Studies have backed up the massive benefits of body cameras, especially those that trigger automatically, and backup remotely to the cloud. Not only do they make sure officers are accountable for what is done while recording, but it also HELPS officers when civilians make complaints or dispute events. Some technology designed specifically for police shootings includes the Responder Alert Weapon Drawn – which is a Bluetooth module that sits in a gun holster, and triggers immediate recording when an officer pulls out their weapon.

In fact, many departments are dealing with issues of deadly force by training their officers in virtual reality! Instead of using expensive and elaborate training fields, officers are given VR headsets, where they are able to experience realistic and immersive scenarios – like domestic violence, traffic stops, unstable individuals, and even situations where an officer may have to use deadly force.

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