Criticle Issues Paper
CJS210
March 25 2012
Edmund Campbell

Criticle Issues Paper
New advancements in technology, weapons, and threats face the law enforcement world of today. Every day brings something new to the world of policing. We have new technology that has practically given us the criminals on a platter and confused the officers training to use it. There are new weapons that have come out that give police different options depending on the situation. Along with these technological advancements you have the more dangerous criminals that are using today’s technology to attack society. You have more and more people that don’t care if they take a life or not putting law enforcement officers in danger. We will learn about some of these new advancements and the advantages along with the disadvantages of using them. We will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages the police have to face with new criminals every day.
There is new technology coming out everyday that is being used in the law enforcement agencies. Community policing involves a variety of philosophical approaches and evolves everyday. Law Enforcement Technologies Inc. (LET) is an emerging technological company founded in 1999. They have focused on the rapid transition into product manufacturing a market entry. Due to events, such as Sept. 11, 2001, the law enforcement agency prompted a shift in original product technology. Some of the products available are Forensic Aid Kits, which help in determining who fired a gun or weapon by the residue on their hands. We also have the Rapid identification Friend. Law enforcement agencies also have developed a Fuel Air Diversionary. Some of the new weapons today consist of; stun gun, flash-bangs, and distraction devices. Most of these devices are used by SWAT to force entries into buildings which they temporarily blind