Virtual Reality Allows Jurors to Explore Crime Scenes

The jury experience, much like almost every other facet of the criminal justice system, is sadly still entrenched in the past. Technology has barely begun to make its way into modern courthouses, resulting in long delays and inefficient procedures. Crime scene reconstruction practices mainly rely on the use of photos, videos, medical records, hand-drawn sketches, and even 3D-rendered animations to give jurors an idea of exactly what went down at the scene of the crime. But the main problem with all of these tools is that, at best, they can merely offer an approximation of reality, not reality itself. Here's where Mehzeb Chowdhury...

02 November

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Amazon Patents Police Traffic Stop Drone

Posted by Adam Ginzburg

in Blog, Police, Tech

The future is now, ladies and gents. Tech giant Amazon just recently secured a patent for small shoulder-mounted police drones. Referred to as "unmanned aerial vehicle assistants", these devices could be used to provide enhanced support for police during routine traffic stops. Unlike body-mounted cameras such as GoPros, these drones would allow police to examine a pulled-over vehicle before even approaching in person. This has obvious implications on the safety of citizens as well as police officers. On the flipside, without appropriate policies and accountability, it wouldn't be hard to imagine significant breaches of our civil liberties. If outfitted with surveillance mechanisms, these...