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LE and CJ technological advances 1950 to Present

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  • 1948 - Police can now use radio to traffic law enforcment

    1948 - Police can now use radio to traffic law enforcment

    1948 - Police can now use radio to traffic law enforcment
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    LE and CJ Tech Advances 1948 to Present

  • The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meets for the first time.

    The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meets for the first time.

    1948 - The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meets for the first time.
  • 1955 - The New Orleans Police Department comes up with an electronic data processing machine. It summarizes arrests and warrants.

    1955 - The New Orleans Police Department comes up with an electronic data processing machine. It summarizes arrests and warrants.

    1955 - The New Orleans Police Department comes up with an electronic data processing machine. It summarizes arrests and warrants.
  • Former marine invents side handle baton is invented

    Former marine invents side handle baton is invented

    Former marine invents side handle baton which is now standard issue
  • St. Louis, Missouri installs first computer assisted dispatch system

    St. Louis, Missouri installs first computer assisted dispatch system

    St. Louis, Missouri installs first computer assisted dispatch system making police response easier
  • National law enforcement telocommunication system is established

    National law enforcement telocommunication system is established

    this system links all state police computers together except Hawai'i
  • NCIC is inaugurated by the FBI

    NCIC is inaugurated by the FBI

    It is the first computerized national filing system on wanted persons and stolen property
  • AT & T establishes 911 as an emergency number

    AT & T establishes 911 as an emergency number

    this makes reporting an emergency easier
  • Haleyville, Alamba police department begins using 911

    Haleyville, Alamba police department begins using 911

    This was the first town to establish 911
  • the stun gun was invented

    the stun gun was invented

    this is one of many new alternitive force options that were introduced in the late 1960s
  • national institute of justice begins a body armour project

    national institute of justice begins a body armour project

    this leads to the development of kevlar
  • rockwell International installed the first finger print reader at the FBI

    rockwell International installed the first finger print reader at the FBI

    this led to the further development in finger printing
  • National Institute of justice funded the first trial of night vision goggles in Newton, Massachusetts

    National Institute of justice funded the first trial of night vision goggles in Newton, Massachusetts

    this led to the widespread use and development of night vision technology
  • enhance 911 is implemented

    enhance 911 is implemented

    this allows dispatchers to see where the emergency call is coming from
  • the royal canadian mounted police installed the first automatic finger print identification system

    the royal canadian mounted police installed the first automatic finger print identification system

    This led to the faster identification of fingerprints
  • pepper spray is first used as an alternative force detterant

    pepper spray is first used as an alternative force detterant

    this provides police with another means of subduing a criminal

  • NIBRS is created

    this is used to inform and shape public policies to combat crime
  • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida police department complete 90 day field test that began using stun guns

    Ft. Lauderdale, Florida police department complete 90 day field test that began using stun guns

    this is a non lethal alternative to subdue a criminal
  • Englewood district in Chicago begin using a computer program to map crime

    Englewood district in Chicago begin using a computer program to map crime

    Chicago police begin to track crime in certain districts by gathering and analyzing data
  • National Academy of Science announces the reliabilaty of DNA evidence

    National Academy of Science announces the reliabilaty of DNA evidence

    this will assist police in solving crimes

  • 1998 - An FBI database called NIDIS which established interstate cooperation in linking crimes, is put into practice.

    1998 - An FBI database called NIDIS which established interstate cooperation in linking crimes, is put into practice.
  • integrated automated fingerprint identification system was launched

    integrated automated fingerprint identification system was launched

    this allowed for automated scanning of fingerprints against records in a database
  • select availability of GPS is turned off

    select availability of GPS is turned off

    this leads to the widespread use of GPS technology
  • Tampa, Florida begins using facial recognition cameras

    Tampa, Florida begins using facial recognition cameras

    The Tampa police use video cameras to look for criminals

  • ratheon develops an exoskeleton system

    this enables the wearer to carry up to 200 pounds without taxing the body, and makes officers more resilient to bodily harm
  • Oklahoma begins using wearable video cameras

    Oklahoma begins using wearable video cameras

    they capture video of everything that happens before, during, and after a police call
  • FBI launches nonoptical fingerprint sensor

    FBI launches nonoptical fingerprint sensor

    It is a light weight, durable, and moblile biometric fingerprint device
  • XOS 2 exoskeleton is released.

    XOS 2 exoskeleton is released.

    this exoskeleton is lighter, stronger, faster, and more resistant to the enviroment
  • Bartlett, Illinois begins using automated external defibrillator.

    Bartlett, Illinois begins using automated external defibrillator.

    they use these devices to save the lives of people in cardiac arrest