- Sustainability Problem: Safety and Health
- Summary
- Sussex and Surrey police force have begun to use drones in thier crime fighting toolkit
- Criminals have leveraged drones to illegally film football matches and smuggle illegal goods into prisons
- Drones were previously tested in Gatwick airport
- Technology was found, in some cases, to be successful, cheaper, faster, and safer
- This is a controversial technology being used and the greater community will likely express concerns
- Stakeholders who will use technology
- Police forcers throughout the UK and potentially other locations
- Deployment
- Roll out test case deployment in pilot area (complete)
- Monitor the performance and effectiveness of technology (complete)
- Make adaptations and adjustments based on feedback from pilot (in progress)
Article: http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/26/drones-police-uk/
I agree it makes sense to use drones to help gather aerial evidence or identify hazardous conditions. If criminals are using drones to smuggle drugs into prison or illegally film, I don’t see how the police could otherwise catch these suspects without fighting fire with fire.
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