...Are police body cameras worth the price? Police stations across the country are questioning whether they should make police officers in America wear body cameras, and if the problems with the body cameras are worth the price police stations must pay. I think police officers in America should not have to wear the cameras because they are expensive, and the cameras raise huge privacy concerns. One major problem with the body cameras is the cost, according to one article “Just to equip the top 100 largest police stations in the world would cost well over a billion dollars” (Anastasia 23). If it cost that much to just purchase cameras for 100 police stations it would cost an a lot more to purchase them for every police station in the country, And put more cities and states in debt. Also, another article says, “Departments must also pay for storing the video”(stateline.org 1) On top of paying for the cameras police stations must also pay for storing the videos which most police stations can not afford to do. Most police stations are unsure how to pay for the cameras because they are so expensive....
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...In light of new incriminating videos of police officers taken by bystanders, departments all over the United States have been pushed to use body cameras. Worn on the uniform or clipped to an officer’s glasses, these cameras will ascertain that any misconduct will be caught on video. All things considered, police body cameras should be used everywhere because they, place emphasis on accountability, provide a more reliable source than bystander videos, and aid in keeping the public informed and preventing unrest. While most police officers work to ensure peace and justice in the United States, many act improperly while on duty and do not expect consequences. When trying to control a pool party that got out of hand, Officer Eric Casebolt, “manhandled...
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...officers be required to wear body cameras? Police officers have had their ups and downs with public citizens in the past years, making many citizens feel a loss of trust. However, there are many things the law enforcement system can do to increase citizens' trust. Finding an effective way to do this while still focusing on their jobs can be challenging. Many individuals argue on whether body-worn cameras are a benefit in solving this concern. However, police officers should use body cameras because they have received substantial support from citizens and are helping police officers lower their reports of misconduct. Firstly, since law enforcement started using body-worn cameras, police misconduct complaints have been lowered....
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...| Robert Warner | From: | | Date: | September 7, 2015 | Re: | Use of Body Cameras on Law Enforcement Personnel | | | Introduction: There is a huge problem regarding law enforcement personnel in today’s day and age. This problem stems from the term ‘police brutality’. Unfortunately, the term is being tossed around at any applicable chance, and the media doesn’t always help mediate between the two sides of the argument. I am addressing this memo to Parker Benson’s article acquisition editor, Robert Warner, in hopes to gain approval to pursue a piece recommending the use of body cameras on all law enforcement personnel. I will be sure to address every angle of the argument and tip-toe along sensitive boundaries. Audience Analysis: The article will not only be read by all of our loyal and dedicated readers, it will appeal to a large demographic in today’s society. Police brutality is a very hot topic in the media; therefore a piece on the recommendation of body cameras for law enforcement personnel is sure to attract a tremendous range of readers. Not only will it appeal to our dedicated readers and those who follow the media, it may appeal to those who have family or friends who are members of law enforcement, or even those who have experienced or been affected by police brutality. Research Methods: I will utilize solely secondary sources while conducting my research, due to time requirements and compliance with the Federal Government’s requirements...
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...technology like X-ray and endo-scopes were unable to identify or investigate about small intestine. So the only option left was surgery and which was very crucial if the physician does not know which part of the small intestine is affected. So his friend encourages him to come up with better technology. Due to technology revolution after decade small video cameras which uses image sensors like CCDS (Charge coupled devices) has been developed. With his knowledge from developing the eye of guided missile he tried to make small missile like device which could travel through the intestine without a life line leading to the outside of the body and transmit images wirelessly to a receiver outside of the body. He has also done small experiment on chicken with his developed camera and as he succeeds he got more encouragement but he found battery of that camera get exhausted in few minutes. So he developed a prototype CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductors) which only consume a fraction of power then CCD and applied for an initial patent on this camera device. Gaviel Meron the CEO of Applitec Ltd., company which makes small endoscopic cameras had founded Given Imaging (GI – gastrointestinal, V – video, EN – endoscopy) to develop and market the technology. Also on joining with Dr. Swain’s team who was working on...
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... * Object Attention * Dynamic Topic Tracking * Bringing It All Together ➢ Experiments * Scenario 1: Multiple Person Interaction * Scenario 2: Showing Objects to BARTHOC * Scenario 3: Reading Out a Fairy Tale ➢ Conclusion ➢ References Abstract A very important aspect in developing robots capable of human-robot interaction (HRI) is the research in natural, human-like communication, and subsequently, the development of a research platform with multiple HRI capabilities for evaluation. Besides a flexible dialog system and speech understanding, an anthropomorphic appearance has the potential to support intuitive usage and understanding of a robot, e.g .. human-like facial expressions and deictic gestures can as well be produced and also understood by the robot. As a consequence of our effort in creating an anthropomorphic appearance and to come close to a human-human interaction model for a robot, we decided to use human-like sensors, i.e., two cameras and two microphones only, in analogy to human perceptual capabilities too. Despite the challenges resulting from these limits with respect to perception, a robust attention system for tracking and interacting with multiple persons simultaneously in real time is presented. The tracking approach is...
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...Are Law Enforcement Cameras an Invasion of Privacy? Are law enforcement and government cameras become a real threat to our privacy? In today's society, we've become accustomed to being tracked; complacent really. Many can't decide if this is a legitimate way to keep us secure, or just another move by the government to gain control. We are monitored with traffic cameras, police dashboard and body cameras, location services on our cell phones and store security cameras. How much is too much? Are we even aware of all the things that we encounter every day that are able to track our every move? Good questions. What will be your paper’s answer? The line is a thin one, that line between privacy and feeling as though we're in a fish bowl with people watching our every move. I think that TV shows such as "Person of Interest" that highlight a government system called "The Machine" which uses facial recognition and social security database information to warn the good guys of who is in danger based on a series of data information it compiled to determine their risk rating based on movements of both the target and the aggressor. While I believe this show only proves to ramp up the paranoid to believe that we live in a society where you're tracked and monitored every step of your day. Some people live with the belief that the police and government agencies truly are watching our every move, even in our own homes. And are they? What does the research say? While a little far fetched...
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...allowing everyone from the United States to Germany and Korea to embrace the culture (Bennett, 1999). Hip-hop culture has made an enormous transition from its beginning stages to its current state. Early hip-hop reduced inner-city gang violence, as aspects such as the break dancing and rapping acted as positive outlets for at-risk youth, but the emergence of “gangsta” and commercial rap during the 1990s severely lessened the emphasis on non-violence (Watkins, 2001). Today, media associate hip-hop culture with drugs, sex, and violence (Yousman, 2003). This research paper will analyze advertisements in hip-hop magazines, with the aim of discovering how women are depicted. Specifically, this paper will examine how the majority of advertisements within three major hip-hop magazines in the United States depict women in a manner that both reinforces male dominance in American society and depicts women as sexual objects. This paper will also explain and demonstrate how the media images are functioning according to Professor George Gerbner’s cultivation theory. Several scholarly sources deal with hip-hop culture and gender biases, as well as the media that stereotype females (Baileyl 2006; Bennett 1999; Boyd 2004; Dixon & Linz 1997; Grossberger, 2003; Jones 1997; Keyes 2000; Rubin, West, & Mitchell 2001; Watkins 2001; Yousman 2003). Keyes (2000), for example, discusses black female identity in the context of rap music. Females are portrayed in the media as having been absent from the...
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...Police Misconduct and its Social Impact Can Better Police Training result in a decrease of Police Brutality against minorities? A research paper submitted advocating the issues among police agencies in North America. This paper analyzes the protocol that determines the appropriate procedures for a safer community for the victimized minorities through use -of- force incidents. HSB4U1 December 11/12/2015 Summative Report Mrs. Kim By: Julianne Silva Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………Pg. 3 Chapter one: Police Issues American CCPSA Fixing Problems…………………………………………………………Pg. 4 America’s Flawed System……………………………………………………………………Pg. 6 Controlling the Police…………………………………………………………………………Pg. 7 Chapter two: Police Solutions The Debate over Body Cameras…………………………………………………………….Pg. 9 Changing Policies and Regulations...……………………………………………………….Pg. 10 Chapter Three: Community and Behaviour Police Subculture……………………………………………………………………………….Pg.12 Impact on Minorities…………………………………………………………………………….Pg.12 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………….Pg.14 Works Cited………………………………………………………………………………………Pg.15 Appendix A: Julianne Silva Survey Summary………………………………………………..Pg.17 Appendix B-1: ………………………………………………………………………………….... Appendix B-2……………………………………………………………………………………... Introduction One of the most controversial topics in police enforcement throughout history has been the issue between racial minorities and the misconduct of police officials...
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...Cover page Abstract Law enforcement units and courts have made advanced technologies in crime detection and prevention. The past technologies mainly used were mainly aviation technology such as use of planes and helicopters and biometrics. The new computer technologies involve use of crime lights, in-car camera systems, graffiti cameras, thermal imaging, lasers, language translators, less-lethal technologies diagramming systems and global positioning system. It enables the responding of a crime activity in a very short time possible and transfer of information efficiently over a longer distance. This paper involves the research on both past and present technology. Past technology Aviation Technology In the past, technology used in law enforcements or police departments included planes and helicopters which acted to save resources and time. It was used in searching for a missing person and doing a survey of a scene. Biometrics technologies This is the technology which used the physical features or behavior of a person to identify it. The methods used included identification of fingerprints, face, voice, iris, signature and handwritings to detect the criminals. Body Armor This was used to protect a criminal investigation officer or police from injury or death through protection from gun and rifle ammunitions, knife stabs and other sharp weapons .The protective vests was mainly used and was composed of ballistic and stab resistant armors. Ballistic-resistant armor protected...
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...parts of the world. While most legends are told and brushed off as simply crazy stories, the legend of Bigfoot has caused much debate and investigation into the truth behind the stories of the giant ape-like animal. Many scientists have studied the supposed evidence of Bigfoot and the stories that have been told about the creature. For years, the research into the existence of Bigfoot has gone on with no conclusive evidence being found to prove the existence or non-existence of such an animal. As the questions remain, the legend of Bigfoot lives on and continues to grow from year to year. The stories and evidence provided in this paper are all from David Jenkins’ personal collection and experiences. David Jenkins was my zoology teacher in tenth grade, my biology teacher in eleventh grade, and finally my marine biology teacher my senior year. Mr. Jenkins has gone to church with my family and I since I can remember. He is a science teacher by trade, but is also a legitimate Bigfoot researcher and is affiliated with the Bigfoot Field Research Organization. When I spoke to Mr. Jenkins in May 2013, that I would be writing a research paper on the subject of Bigfoot, he was more than pleased to help me. BIGFOOT: LEGEND OR FACT? 3 When people hear talk...
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...that connected every individual computer hosts to network connection, in a variety ways. Thus, individuals and organizations can reach the internet without regard to national or geographic boundaries or time of day. However, along with the advantages and easy access to get information, there are also many risks such as the valuable information will be lost, stolen, changed or misused by other people. If information is recorded electronically and is available on networked computers, it is more vulnerable than the printed information or the file that locked in a file cabinet. People such as intruders or hackers do not need to enter the office or even in the same country to steal the information. They can steal without touching a piece of paper or photocopier. They can...
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...Generic Security System with Thermal Imaging Technology American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Abstract. In this paper, I proposed a model to build thermal imaging based security system which can be used to control the access on private places and computer systems. The security system will maintain a database in which the thermogram of individuals will be kept. To get access on those places and computers, recent thermal image of the person will be matched with database in a systematic way. Here, I derived some equations for considering the dispersion of body temperature to match with the database in different physical and environmental condition. Key words: Thermogram, Thermal imager, Infrared radiator, Biometric system, Image processing, Image patterns recognition. 1 Introduction Thermal imaging system is the one of the most prominent and advanced technology to detect the radiated temperature (as image) from any objects or bodies by capturing it’s emitted infrared waves. Since almost every object radiate several volume of thermal energy, special type of device called thermal imager can be used to build the detailed temperature pattern of any object which is known as thermogram. Thermal image is varied from person to person and it’s unique [1]. So for ensuring true identification and correct authentication on different security system, thermal imaging technology can be kept in our general interest list. Recently...
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...large and complex data, computer games, virtual reality, health care, etc. Although the market for hand gesture password is huge, building a robust hand gesture recognition system remains a challenging problem for traditional vision-based approaches, which are greatly limited by the quality of the input from optical sensors. In this paper, we use their gesture in order to login or authenticate to the system. And then we introduce a novel method to create a gesture pattern that act as a password. This hand gesture recognition system performs robustly despite variations in hand orientation, scale or articulation. Moreover, it works well in uncontrolled environments with background clusters. Key words: Password Recognition, Authentication, Gesture password INTRODUCTION The advent of relatively cheap image and depth sensors has spurred research in the field of object tracking and gesture recognition. One of the more popular devices used to do this type of research is Microsoft’s Kinect, which has sensors that capture both rgb and depth data. Using similar data, researchers have developed algorithms that not only identify humans in a scene, but perform full body tracking; they can infer a person’s skeletal structure in real-time, allowing for the recognition and classification of a set of full...
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...objects also provide a link into a computer network. Doctors can examine patients while viewing superimposed medical images; children can program their own LEGO constructions; construction engineers can use ordinary paper engineering drawings to communicate with distant colleagues. Rather than immersing people in an artificiallycreated virtual world, the goal is to augment objects in the physical world by enhancing them with a wealth of digital information and communication capabilities. KEYWORDS: Augmented Reality, Interactive Paper, Design Space Exploration, Participatory Design INTRODUCTION Computers are everywhere: in the past several decades they have transformed our work and our lives. But the conversion from traditional work with physical objects to the use of computers has not been easy. Software designers may omit small, but essential, details from the original system that result in catastrophic failures. Even the act of typing is not benign: repetitive strain injuries (RSI) due to overuse of the keyboard has become the major source of workmen's compensation claims in the United States and causes over 250,000 surgeries per year. The "paper-less" office has proven to be a myth: not only are office workers still inundated with paper, but they must now handle increasing quantities of electronic information. Worse, they are poorly equipped to...
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