Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology This paper will discuss the pros of the use of stun guns and patrol car videos. This form of technology is being used every day by law enforcement agencies around the world. They are continuingly striving to make stun guns and surveillance cameras better. Patrol car videos have caught numerous illegal events by police and suspect that have committed a crime. Police stun guns and patrol car videos are very important to all law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement is expanding the video car surveillance cameras, so that they may be able to record and store details of suspect’s daily car journeys for up to five years. With the cameras installed in police cars, they can record any and all activity committed by police or suspects. The police would have irrefutable evidence when they capture a suspect or a police committing a crime against the suspect. The evidence is a very effective tool when appearing in a court hearing or trial. Surveillance cameras send a direct signal to the police station and other mobile data units across state lines and within the police department. Studies have shown that the continued use of surveillance cameras installed, not only in police cars, but on government issued equipment, such as: a telephone pole. The crime rate had decreased, the prostitution related reports decreased by 42%. â€Å"Law enforcement agencies states that with the new technology (i. e. urveillance cameras) allows them to deploy police officers more effectively, in cases such as demonstrations that cause trouble, and they help reduce traffic to and from planned events†(Krane, 15 November, 1999). Surveillance cameras help police and other law enforcement agencies to watch and monitor the suspect’s record, activities before they are captured. Scanners can help protect the homeland security traffic laws and catch international criminals. Problems that exist with surveillance cameras, is that they ma y not record everything that may have happened, the lens may get dirty and cloud the view.