Technology is always rapidly evolving every year, and the way it gets used is becoming more inventive. Take for instance your typical camera. Today you can find cameras all over the place, you can even find them at most traffic intersections and along roads in cities and towns all across the country. Why would anyone want to place a camera just to watch traffic, you may ask? Well there’s a very clear and precise answer to that, but that answer doesn’t come without scrutiny. These traffic cameras are often referred to as red light cameras, license plate readers, speed cameras, just to share a few of the more common names. Intersection camera’s operate off of motion sensors primarily, and will take a snapshot of every car that drives through the intersection regardless of traffic light color. Another alternative use is as a license plate reader. These camera’s use a larger camera lens and are triggered by motion to capture a vehicles license plate should they exceed a predetermined speed. Last form of camera that I consider to be a traffic camera is known as a “dash cam”, these are cameras that people can mount to the interior dash of their car and it records all that happens in front of them. Traffic cameras are a necessary evil for several reasons, and they actually make driving safer. Safe driving is something we are all taught when we first learn to drive. As time goes on we tend to start bending traffic laws to better fit our driving habits and/or needs. For example, you’re running late for class and as you approach an intersection you see the light turn yellow. Now you’re at that spot where if you brake hard you can stop safely, but if you accelerate a little bit you can beat the red light. Like most people you probab... ... middle of paper ... ...creased taxes. Traffic cameras may be a costly and annoying safety feature for motorways but the benefits they can provide greatly outweigh the inconveniences they cause. The dangerous act of speeding is a daily occurrence and a really scary thought are the people who speed through residential neighborhoods or past schools. Speed cameras are valuable tools to help stem people from speeding in these locations. The ever so dangerous intersections are made safer thanks to cameras being in place to scare people from carelessly trying to beat a red light. With a smaller police force, it becomes harder to catch dangerous drivers and that’s where traffic cameras come in; they make roadways safer and provide an income boost to towns that employ them. From scaring motorists at intersections to causing them to think twice about how they drive, traffic cameras are here to stay.
The controversy that is around traffic cameras is a positive point into the safety of streets and the revenue that comes of people that fail to follow safety protocol. Traffic cameras have a characteristic that everyone is aware of, safety. Safety is the most important part, the traffic cameras leave officers free of stop light duties to emphasize more of their focus onto neighborhoods and other parts of a city. Traffic cameras are notorious for saving the lives of many people and reducing accidents, just in 2013, Insurance institute for highway safety has a study that showed a 24 percent decrease in red light accidents in larger cities. Cities have been af...
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Body cameras can be major proof3 of evidence when things go wrong. The footage of the live cameras can have a major impact in the court because it would help with in the proof of evidence when it comes to an arrest. For example the Oscar Grant case, during the arrest the officer fired a bullet into the back of Grant, who was laying his face down and not using force during the arrest. Evidence came from a cell phone camera during the arrest. Body cameras cannot only help the person being arrested but as well help the officer themselves because it can show whos moraly right and
This little camera doesn’t have but one job and that is to record the story. “Advantages of police body cameras..” article talks about the pro and cons of such camera on the officers while on shift. The camera is there to help give an unbiased account of what happen. When you know you are being recorded, then you naturally act a little better because you know someone is watching you not so impulsive. There is a statement “A study performed by the Rialto, CA police department found that the cameras led to an 87.5 percent decrease in officer complaints as well as a 59 percent reduction in use of force over the course of a year—and they’re not the only departments seeing positive results.” “This drop in complaints can also lead to a substantial decrease in the time and resources devoted to investigating complaints and resolving civil litigation.” .The two cons I keep seeing against using cameras is the initial cost to issue one out to all law enforcement and the upkeep cost required by them. Additional is a privacy issue with what is recorded on them. These successes number out weight the cons specifically dealing with the public
Surveillance cameras have helped hundreds of law enforcement agencies solve thousands of crimes throughout the nation. They have become so helpful that most law enforcement agencies are planning on setting them up on street corners, buildings, publication parks, and on their own officers. There are many cities across the nation that have began to use surveillance cameras. Setting up cameras is a pivotal technique to solving and preventing crimes. Although, it is often argued that having law enforcement surveillance cameras set up throughout the nations communities is an invasion of privacy, citizens should sacrifice a little bit of privacy in return for their safety and protection of civil rights against criminals and police officers.
Body Cameras haven’t been around that long, but are making a big impact on policing. In the United Kingdom in 2005, they began testing a body camera for police officers. In 2010, over 40 areas in the United Kingdom were using body cameras. In the United States, on August 9th, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown was shot by a police officer. On July 17th, 2014 in New York, Eric Garner died while in police custody. Since these incidents, police body cameras have been a national topic. Technology is taking the world by storm, everyday there is a new, and unique gadget. Cameras are everywhere in this world. You are being recorded every day, by a camera you
By adopting body cameras, officers can do their job without having to worry about getting punished or fired for doing the right thing, even if the events take a turn for the worst, as long as the officer is taking the correct actions they will be protected. Police officers are required to go through months of training and multiple probationary periods before being put out on the streets. The officers know right from wrong, the camera is just there to remind them, someone is always watching.
You are a driving thought the neighborhood on your way back home from work, when you reach a stop sign, so you naturally stop, however the car behind you doesn't quite stop and keeps going full speed towards you and inevitably crashes into you, ruining your car as well as setting you back in money not only for the car but from your insurance company as your rate will go up. This is the reality of today's road as many drivers whether new or old have picked up dangerous driving habits.
Not enough thought was put into red light cameras, they are a good idea, but the issues that come with them make the cameras an issue themselves. Red light cameras see a car run a red light but do not see the underlying cause.
Driving has been around for just over 100 years, but the first thoughts of physics has been around since 400 BC (to be edited ). Driving safety implications have been discussed and improved over the decades as technology begins to leap ahead of its time. According to physician; Newton, there are three laws of motion that is now used in everyday life to try and help prevent deaths due to driving implications. The first law is “An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon on by an unbalanced force.” The object, or Car is in motion continues its motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. The second law is “Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass.” While the third Law of Motion is : “ For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.This means that for every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size, but opposite in direction.”
My experience with learning to drive started in middle school where kids were too young to enroll in driving classes. My parents were a busy pair and I was an athlete who was determined to do my best for my team. This of course meant I was required to train with my team to build a chemistry with them. I drove myself to
The past decade has seen a proliferation of law enforcement security cameras in public areas, with central London having more cameras than any other city. In cities like New York, Los Angeles, and central London, cameras can be found at almost every intersection. Terrorist attacks have been a major basis for this significant increase in law enforcement security cameras; however, privacy advocates, along with many of the public, feel that it’s an invasion of privacy. People are concerned that all this video surveillance, which is continuously expanding, has created a “Big Brother” society, where people are constantly watched. This creates paranoia and unease for people that just want to go about living there private lives, without feeling that their every move is being watched. The increased presence of surveillance cameras is almost compared to George Orwell’s novel from 1984, where he imagined a future in which people would be monitored and controlled by the government. One question that needs to be asked is: does the benefits of law enforcement security cameras outweigh the negative sides to it? Although the invasion of privacy is a serious argument against law enforcement cameras; nevertheless, it should be seen as a valuable tool to help fight crime. As long as surveillance cameras are in public places and not in people's homes, privacy advocates should not be concerned.
Intelligent traffic management systems have been developed to collect and use real- time traffic data, to detect incidents, predict their impact and suggest appropriate measures to solve the problem. This has been made possible by the use of detective devices such as video cameras, infrared sensors and ultrasonic detectors installed on the roads and parking spaces which collect traffic data. When the data is collected at the detection units, it is relayed to a central data processing unit for analysis and the information communicated to drivers and decision support systems. Although smart traffic management systems are effective and cost saving, in the long run, the cost of implementation remains high for most city governments. It is estimated, installing street line sensors cost about $20 to $30 per sensor per month (Kessler, 2011).
It is important to follow all traffic laws to keep everyone safe on road. The amount of traffic accidents and losses drops significantly when people are obeying the rules on the road. Sometimes we forget what a big responsibility it is to drive carefully. Traffic laws are designed to protect you and other drivers on the streets. If we don’t follow them we are not only putting ourselves in risk but also other innocent people. By knowing the rules of the road, practicing good driving skills, you help play a vital role in preventing a crash. You will also be making the safety policies more effective. Many components play a major role in road safety including speed limits that are posted and making sure safety equipment is properly installed and used.
Throughout the course this semester we have examined numerous issues, policies and procedures that affect the way law enforcement officers behave, carry out their duties and interact with the public at large and segments of the public on a smaller scale. New technological advances are developed to prevent crime and to enhance the performance of law enforcement officers. However we all know very little regarding why and how some advances are accepted, and the penalties of technology drove solutions to the matter of crime. In this essay we will examine new technological advances developed within law enforcement and how they affect the daily performances and routines for the officers working today.