Introduction to Policing
Video and Multimedia
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Video Link 13.1: Can Technology and Training Strengthen Community Policing After Ferguson?
Description: This PBS News Hour video discusses President Obama's pledge to invest millions of dollars in body cameras for police officers.
Video Link 13.2: New Crime Mapping System in Greensboro
Description: This local news report discusses how crime mapping technology helps police and community members to understand geographic patterns of crime.
Video Link 13.3: Anderson Police Trade Batons for Nunchucks as Nonlethal Weapon of Choice
Description: This local news report discusses how a local police department is changing its nonlethal weapon of choice.
Audio Link 13.1: After SCOTUS DNA Ruling, What Changes for Police?
Description: This NPR report discusses the implications of a Supreme Court ruling that says police departments can collect DNA samples and create DNA databases.