Innovations & technologies

Technological advances provide new tools for law enforcement

Foam body armor capable of stopping bullets, including those that can pierce body armor, directed energy devices that send out signals to disrupt and stall a vehicle’s electrical system and portable drug testing kits capable of identifying more than 300 substances are just a few of the new or emerging technologies of interest to police.
Like nearly every other field of work, technology has led to several advances in law enforcement. DNA evidence has not only helped police solve all types of crimes, it also speaks volumes to juries.
Digital evidence has been around since the advent of cellular telephones and before that pagers.
But it has only been in the last 20 years that small police agencies have started paying closer attention to that type of evidence that is available in almost all crimes.