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Capstone Global Library

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16 juin 2011

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9781406233445

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

23 Mo

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

16 juin 2011

EAN13

9781406233445

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

23 Mo

Science and Technology Crime-fighting Devices

Robert Snedden

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Contents

One step ahead

Crime prevention

Surveillance

Eyes in the sky

Satellites and tracking

The scene of the crime

Crime and computers

Dealing with danger

Future technology

Timeline

Glossary

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Index

Some words are shown in bold,like this. These words are explained in the glossary. You will find important information and definitions underlined, like this.

Why do governments use CCTV?

Turn to page 12 to find out!

What is predictive analytics? Find out on page 32!

ONE STEP AHEAD

Law enforcement agenciessuch as police forces must be ready to respond quickly to the threat of crime. There are many ways in which science and technology can help them do this.

A person can beidentified(found out) from a drop of blood or a single hair. Remote-controlled aircraft watch from above, and clever computer programs might even pinpoint crimes before they are committed.

The police can keep an eye on events and spot trouble quickly from command centres like this one.

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