Law enforcement techniques

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use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place on a limited set of monitors

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physical confrontation at short range using body parts or melee weapons, but not ranged weapons

criminological theory

person who catches fugitives for a monetary reward

weapon intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons

intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population

picture from the waist up, typically taken after a person is arrested

graphical representation of one or more eyewitnesses' memories of a face

Interrogation and negotiation tactic

policy with no discretion for leniency

activities with the primary goal of preventing crime in the context of law enforcement and criminal justice

investigative tool used by law enforcement agencies to identify likely suspects and analyze patterns that may predict future offenses and/or victims

deceptive way to catch a person committing a crime

A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza () is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking) or blood (strangling) from passing through the neck of an opponent. The restriction may be of one or both and depends on the hold used and the reaction of the victim. While the time it takes for the choke to render an opponent unconscious varies depending on the type of choke, the average across all has been recorded as 9 seconds.

strategy of policing centered on building close ties with communities

protection by the state of a threatened witness involved in the justice system, including defendants and other clients

poster distributed to let the public know of an alleged criminal whom authorities wish to apprehend

organization of residents watching for crimes

practice of searching a person for weapons or other contraband

motorcycles used by police

pursuit tatic used by law enforcement in an attempt to stop a fleeing vehicle

Taiho-jutsu () is a term for martial arts developed by Japan's feudal police to arrest dangerous criminals, who were usually armed and frequently desperate.

INDECT is a research project in the area of intelligent security systems performed by several European universities since 2009 and funded by the European Union. The purpose of the project is to involve European scientists and researchers in the development of solutions to and tools for automatic threat detection through e.g. processing of CCTV camera data streams, standardization of video sequence quality for user applications, threat detection in computer networks as well as data and privacy protection.

temporary military or police roadblock set up in a semi-random location, e.g. to search for contraband or fugitives, or to indentify intoxicated drivers

visual mapping of criminal activities

philosophy that Sir Robert Peel developed to define an ethical police force

visit of a building by law enforcement

use of predictive analytics to direct policing

extensive and thorough search for a wanted fugitive

form of surveillance, such as wiretapping

CompStat (also written COMPSTAT) is a police management system created by the New York City Police Department in 1994 with assistance from the New York City Police Foundation. Today, variations of the system are used in police departments worldwide. Under CompStat, the police department keeps a daily-updated digital record of crimes reported and in weekly meetings the department's leadership gathers to review trends in the data. During its early years, it was credited with decreased crime rates in NYC, though scholars are divided on whether it played a role. It has also been criticized in NYC

shooting technique of two consecutive strikes

study of crime in order to find ways to prevent it

decoy car used to catch car thieves

practice of rendering a person harmless or defenseless by constraining their movement

Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

shooting technique

Close Quarters Combat System (commonly known as Defendu, also called gutter fighting) is a hybrid martial art utilized by British military personnel, notably during the Second World War. It was developed by William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes in the 1920s.