Law Enforcement

Imposter detection - verifying the identity of every single person entering the United States is a vital step in halting human trafficking, drug trafficking,...

A new ballistic technology is helping US federal agents and police create a day in the life of the guns being used by criminals...

Weaponized drones represent a future for policing — and could be a necessary option in moments when lives are at stake, as some lawmakers...

  A group of bioengineering students from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee has found a way to leverage technology to protect police officers nationwide. Their quest started...

  A new technology connects law enforcement helicopters with ground support using the internet connectivity instead of radios. The San Diego Police Department is getting new...

The Australian police have been trying to target would-be ­extremists before they conduct a terrorist attack, with the formation of the Fixated Persons Investigations...

A new approach for a secure storage of fingerprint data is under development. Today it is becoming more and more common to use biometric...

Law enforcement officers’ work is becoming easier with the help of emerging technologies. Forensic laser systems are powerful lighting tools to help visualize forensic...

A report on "Big Data & Data Analytics Market in Homeland Security and Public Safety: 2017-2022" forecasts that this industry's revenues will grow at...

Two specialist UAVs designed specifically for counter-terror operations were showcased by the French company CM Drones at a recent international exhibition. The company promoted...

Partial similarities between fingerprints are common enough to make fingerprint-based security systems in mobile phones and other electronic devices unreliable. This was discovered by...

The recently unveiled Pulsar Helion Thermal Monoculars have been getting attention in the thermal industry by setting the bar for feature-packed technologically advanced optics. According...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for the first time is publicly confirming it uses cell phone surveillance devices in investigations across Canada. RCMP...

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are probably the most common mass surveillance technology in use by law enforcement agencies. But they're not always used...

Artificial intelligence technology will help law enforcement teams in dealing with data. The Safariland Group, global provider of safety and survivability products and the...

A new program will equip every police officer in the USA with a body camera. TASER International has launched the new program that will...

Drones fitted with facial recognition cameras and software programmed to recognise an individual’s voice in Arabic are some of the technologies that law enforcement...

  The US has been promoting cross-border threat screening for biological agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35...

A specialist team of counter-terrorism experts will be established in the UK  as the government steps up efforts to tackle extremism in prisons in...

Innovative technologies in the intriguing video analytics field have been constantly improving the ability to understand and identify video content for various applications, in...

Students in Southwestern Community College’s mechatronics engineering program have created a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) robot for the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. The...

A national trial of semi-autonomous vehicles for law enforcement teams has been taking place in Australia. The new car, capable of steering itself and...