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13-1:  Evaluate the cost and benefits of technology in policing.

13-2:  Summarize the variety of ways that computers have affected policing.

13-3:  Identify and describe the issues surrounding the increased use of video cameras by police and the private security industry.

13-4:  Describe on the bases of the many constitutional issues now confronting judicial and legislative bodies presented by the growth of surveillance technologies.

13-5:  Explain how crime mapping is used in crime analysis and crime prevention.

13-6:  Describe the four main biological identifiers and how they are used in investigations.

13-7:  List the main tools officers use for speed detection.

13-8:  Discuss the effects of technology on police armor and weaponry, both lethal and nonlethal, and identify any legal issues associated with the use of these various technologies.

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New Cellphone Surveillance Safeguards Imposed on Federal Law Enforcement
This NPR article discusses a recent policy that requires federal investigators to obtain a warrant in order to use cell-site simulators.

1. What is the purpose of this new policy?
2. How does it reveal the necessary balance between surveillance and privacy rights?