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Emerging Technology in Criminal Justice
Protective Equipment
Emerging Technology in Criminal Justice
Syllabus & Introduction
Readings
Officer Protection & Crime Prevention
Protective Equipment
Protective Equipment
Required Reading
Recommended Reading
Additional Resources
Restraint Systems
Firearms
Less Than Lethal Weapons
Pursuit Management
Surveillance
Offender Monitoring
Concealed Weapon and Contraband Detection
Public Safety in Critical Incidents
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Explosive Detection and Remediation
Chemical and Biological Defense
Transportation Infrastructure Security
Communications and Information Technology
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Communications Interoperability
Biometric Identification
Information Sharing and Analysis
Crime Mapping
Electronic Crime/Cybercrime
Investigative and Forensic Sciences
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Crime Laboratory Assistance
Forensic Technology Research and Development
Investigative Sciences
Assignments
#1 -- Newspaper Article
#2 -- Journal Article
#3 -- Encyclopedia Article
#4 -- Book
Final Paper
Protective Equipment
Officer protection is greatly enhanced with such products as ballistic helmets and visors, ballistic- and stab-resistant body armor, stab- and pathogen-resistant gloves, riot shields, and other items.
Required Reading
Watkins, S. M. (2005). Protective clothing. In V. Steele (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
(Vol. 3, pp. 58-60). Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons. Retrieved from
http://libproxy.plymouth.edu/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3427500466&v=2.1&u=plysc_main&it=r&p=GVRL&asid=da8d915ae5b399d8c1797a07fc20dc23
[11 minutes]
United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. (2013, July 12). Body armor. Retrieved May 3, 2016, from
http://www.nij.gov/topics/technology/body-armor/pages/welcome.aspx#noteReferrer2
[3 minutes]
Office of Justice Programs. (Aug. 24, 2005).
Special report: Third status report to the attorney general on body armor safety initiative testing and activities
(pp. 1-41) (United States, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs). Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice. Retrieved December 8, 2015, from
http://ojp.gov/bvpbasi/docs/SupplementII_08_12_05.pdf
National Institute of Justice, Office of Science and Technology
http://www.nij.gov/topics/technology/Pages/welcome.aspx
NSF: Science 360 (Director). (n.d.).
Chance discoveries: Kevlar
[Video file]. United States: National Science Foundation & NBC Learn. Retrieved from
http://science360.gov/obj/tkn-video/0ff49ec9-e5a0-4503-9eb0-4f2994eeafa2
McGrath, A. G. (2015). Why body armor?
American Jails
,
29
(1), 33-36.
http://www.plymouth.edu/webapp/db/http://search.ebscohost.com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=102363645&site=ehost-live
Hamilton, S. C. (2015). Selection and use of ballistic protection for fire and EMS personnel.
Fire Engineering
,
168
(6), 53-58.
http://www.plymouth.edu/webapp/db/http://search.ebscohost.com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=103742835&site=ehost-live
Recommended Reading
Additional Resources
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