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