Cop tech: Our best police and surveillance stories

by @AJTechKnow March 25, 2014 3:00PM ET

From predictive policing to firefighting drones, look back at some of the most popular crime stories on "TechKnow."

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Police
Technology
Privacy

On this week's "TechKnow," contributor Lindsay Moran explores a new surveillance system that uses cameras mounted on airplanes to help law enforcement patrol neighborhoods. But "TechKnow" has been covering police tech—and the privacy concerns they often create—since our first episode.

Here's a look back at some of the most popular stories:

Lapel cameras

Read Lindsay's blog on how new technology enhances police instinct and check out "TechKnow" producer Laura LeBlanc's examination of the balance between privacy and security.


Predictive policing


Touch DNA

Learn how the M-Vac system extracts touch DNA in a "TechKnow Need to Know," read Mark Teague's Producer's Blog, and learn more about a cold case that was solved using touch DNA.


Drones

The ability to help track natural disasters is one reason many local and federal law enforcement agencies want to add drones to their arsenals. Read more about remotely-piloted aircrafts that helped battle California’s third largest fire.


ShotSpotter

Read Lindsay's blog on how new technology enhances police instinct and check out "TechKnow" producer Laura LeBlanc's examination of the balance between privacy and security.


Designer drugs

Learn about designer drugs in a "TechKnow Need to Know," and read more about the problems they pose for law enforcement and consumers' personal health.


Mobile data


Future tech

Read more: 3 inventions that can catch you committing a crime

 

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