| This article is a basic 101 on what's | | | | The Importance Of Surveillance Technology: |
| available in surveillance technology field | | | | |
| today and where technology is allowing us to | | | | The fundamental concept of surveillance |
| go in the future. I am sure you have heard of | | | | equipment in the work place has become an |
| some pretty amazing things when it comes to | | | | unspoken law, or they have video's blaring |
| criminals being caught by surveillance | | | | right at you. There is no doubt it helps in |
| cameras. All you have to do is watch TV there | | | | scanning people thoroughly. The essence of it |
| you can witness shows like world's dumbest | | | | is, that criminals, bank robbers, and shifty |
| criminals to crimes caught on video's, or | | | | employees etc. will have to think twice |
| projects like A Surveillance Camera Town etc. | | | | before planning to commit a felony. |
| If you are my age though you look back and | | | | Especially since they are seen and |
| remember things like Get Smart gadgets and | | | | identified. If you are a criminal with ethics |
| Agent 99. | | | | (oxymoron) then you know the old saying "you |
| | | | do the crime you pay the time". It is |
| They had things like a phone in a shoe, | | | | impossible for a surveillance camera to scan |
| cameras on tips of pens, and stopwatches | | | | everything simultaneously however when it |
| doubling as radars, and of course your | | | | does pick up unlawful activity, it provides a |
| necessary Russian spy finders. Okay so maybe | | | | huge amount of help to the police and the |
| that was a few years ago and whether these | | | | security in distinguishing the offenders. |
| gadgets work or are used today by private | | | | |
| investigators is another story. Keep in mind | | | | These days the highly sophisticated |
| the reason why these gadgets have become more | | | | surveillance gear operates in the same manner |
| sophisticated is crime has become harder to | | | | thus preventing crime. Several small |
| detect when on the Internet. However with the | | | | businesses in an effort to save money |
| Patriot Act one cannot help but wonder how | | | | generally set up dummy surveillance cameras |
| busy Uncle Sam really is and how much we as a | | | | that actually do not scan anything. They do |
| nation don't really know. Suffice it to say | | | | not even work but they act more as a |
| surveillance technology is making it easier, | | | | defensive measure against potential |
| to deter and catch sophisticated crimes from | | | | assailers. |
| ever becoming 100% successful. | | | | |
| | | | One key reason for the use of surveillance |
| The surveillance equipment technology is | | | | gear is to actually deter criminal acts and |
| advancing at an extremely rapid pace that | | | | secondly, if they do occur the surveillance |
| even I cannot keep up with this field. These | | | | footage is a paramount tool in finding out |
| days, surveillance equipment is present in | | | | who, when and how. Lets face it there wont be |
| almost all the public schools, retail stores, | | | | denying it was you on the video, especially |
| airport terminals and gas stations in the | | | | if you work there. The only difference may be |
| Unites States. There is a huge variety of | | | | that internal security will decide whether to |
| surveillance technology, which is available | | | | use it's legal policies such as firing you |
| in the market. Surveillance gear ranges from | | | | immediately to prosecuting you to the full |
| Internet based equipment and wiretapping | | | | extent of the law. Basically offenders will |
| phones to state of the art facial | | | | find themselves without a career, or in |
| characteristic recognition mainframe software | | | | prison for life in some cases. But that's |
| called biometrics. | | | | another article. |
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| Surveillance gear makes the world | | | | Apart from the examples mentioned earlier |
| considerably more convenient for people who | | | | parking garages, shopping malls, financial |
| help in protecting other people and their | | | | institutions and office buildings all these |
| belongings. It's used as a tool to put | | | | normally use video-based surveillance gear |
| criminals away or set them free. This of | | | | for protection and prevention of expensive |
| course makes it very complicated for people | | | | losses caused by higher crime rates. |
| who want to commit crimes. More and more | | | | |
| people are reaping the benefits of | | | | Doesn't that leave honest people wondering |
| surveillance technology since this advanced | | | | why crime has been escalating? It's called |
| equipment is becoming easily accessible to | | | | the rich get richer and the poor well you |
| the general small business owners and the | | | | know the rest. As a private investigator in |
| public. I am sure you have seen these parents | | | | New Hampshire I get cases from all over the |
| that set up nannies or housekeeper. I mean | | | | north east, amazingly most are solved with |
| really what is this world coming to when you | | | | the use of sophisticated equipment and great |
| cannot trust your own housekeeper? | | | | investigative work. |
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