Technology In Law Enforcement Research Paper

Gizmos. Throughout the history of law enforcement, technology has played a key role in how police do their job.

Taser conducted electrical weapons, computerized license plate readers, ballistic armor and other innovations all promised to revolutionize policing.

Now come body cameras, in the works long before the furor of Ferguson, Mo., put the devices at the forefront of policing.

Anaheim, Fullerton and Cal State Fullerton police departments have purchased body cameras, with the first officers expected to be outfitted by mid-November. Several other cities and agencies in Orange County are considering body cameras.

But police experts warn that any technology is only as good as the person using it.

“It’s the attitude of the department, the