Download The Renaissance of Law Enforcement

21st Century Technology for
Law Enforcement
Prepared by
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
“Technology Exploration Project”
The Revitalization of
Law Enforcement
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Law enforcement is undergoing a rebirth greater than
any since the time of Sir Robert Peel
The public is tired of being victimized
 Victim’s
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“Bill of Rights” and Victims Rights Organizations
 “3 Strike’s Laws”
 Prison populations now exceed 1 million
The demand for better, more effective law
enforcement methods has never been greater
Three Types of Technology
• Obsolete
 Antiquated
but Useful
 Inexpensive
• Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS)
 Commercially
Available
 Focus is on “cutting edge” (not yet established in
the marketplace
• Emerging
 May
require a paradigm shift
 Most fruitful because of collaborative efforts
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Major Emphasis
Interventions without resorting to lethal force
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Stopping Vehicles
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Focus of Effort
Greatest progress has been in this area
No immediate solutions foreseeable
Detecting Contraband—especially Weapons!
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Millimeter wavelength, infra-red, ultra-sound and a
X-rays are some of the more promising approaches
Tremendous advances have recently been achieved
Prototypes are becoming available now
Light Emitting Diode Incapacitator
(LEDI)
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Dazzling effect from multi-colored
bright lights randomly blinking
Promising as a debilitating less
lethal option and/or as a
cross-cultural, language
independent signal
Developer—Intelligent Optical
Systems (IOS)
Currently in prototype stage
Dragon’s Egg
• Hand-deployed, 360 degree
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viewing device
Live video sent through
walls & windows to receiver
outside
Developer Chang Industries
Commercially available
(Cutting Edge COTS)
“OC Flashlight” Project
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Cobra Light has spray
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dispenser in lens area and shoots
a stream
Developer Shield Defense
Commercially Available
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TigerLight has spray dispenser in
base and shoots a cone shaped mist
Developer TigerLight Incorporated
Commercially Available
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Project yielded double digit reductions in use of
significant force (e.g. impact weapons)
“Pepperball” Project
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Uses powdered “OC” encapsulated in plastic pellets and
launched from paintball guns
Developer Pepperball Technologies
Commercially Available
Currently in use in custody facilities and some stations
Pepperball SA-4 Launcher
(working name)
• Launches .68 caliber “pepperballs”
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effectively to about 30 feet
Greater standoff than spray dispensers
Developer Pepperball Technologies
Preproduction Stage
TASER
• Most effect nonlethal option project in the
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history of the LASD (90%+ effective)
Currently used in field
Developer is Taser International
Commercially Available
SkySeer
(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
• Small, hand-launched, semi-autonomous,
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lightweight, parachute recovery
Less than five pounds in weight
Pan-Tilt camera to ground viewing station
Developer Chang Industries
Preproduction Stage
Magnetic Acoustic Device
• Uses planar wave for
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maximum clarity with
minimum degradation
Developer HPV
Technologies
Prototype Stage
(Currently in field trials at
Special Enforcement Bureau)
Active Denial System
(ADS)
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$100 million dollar DoD Research Project
Heats human skin to 130F in two seconds without tissue
damage!
Currently working on solid-state, hand-held version for law
enforcement applications
Developer Raytheon
Currently in Prototype Stage
See-Through-The-Wall Radar
(STTW Radar)
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Most advanced system is from
Israel
Numerous other versions expected
within the next 36 months
Portable, battery operated, realtime, stand-off, 3D interface
Developer is Camero Technologies
Commercially available but very
expensive (~$100K)
Less Lethal Munitions
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international reputation for our
efforts in the identification,
development, exploitation,
adaptation and integration of
less lethal options
Despite claims, all less lethal
options are primitive to what is
actually needed and desired
Olfactory Agents
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Potpourri in reverse!
Mammals experience revulsion
by smells of other dead
mammals and fecal matter
Formulated to affect the
olfactory and trigeminal nerves
Malodorous may be the next
generation of “chemical” agents
Prisoner Health Status Monitor
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Virtually undetectable and mounts out of reach of inmates
Uses ultrasound to detect prisoners with respiratory
difficulties
Tremendous potential for suicidal or ill inmates who require
constant supervision
Gunfire Location Project
(Shotspotter/Communicator)
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One of the most ambitious
projects so far
Detects gunfire and precisely
plots (usually within 25 feet)
the location on a digital map
An “electronic interview”
is then conducted to
elicit help from neighbors
A combination of technology, aggressive patrol
support and resulting arrests are achieving a
reduction in gunfire (celebratory and retalitory)
Questions?
Thanks to
Sgt. Brian Muller
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department
Technology Exploration Program
1275 N. Eastern Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90063
323-980-2211
[email protected]