Downsized Weapon Detectors

NYPD Developing a Portable Body Scanner to Make NYC Streets Safer

The NYPD is developing a portable body scanner in an attempt to make the streets of the Big Apple safer. The device is designed to detect whether a person is carrying a firearm without an officer actually having to frisk them.

The scanner shoots infrared rays at a suspect. The rays cannot pass through metal, and when they do hit metal they give an outline of the blockage alerting cops to the possible possession of a weapon. The device has a limited range of about three to four feet, but the NYPD hopes to be able to expand the technology to have a range of about 82 feet.

A portable body scanner may sound like a terrible invasion of privacy, but it is actually a smart invention for both citizens and the police. Stop and frisk searches have long been decried as invasions of civil liberties. Additionally, asking a police officer to search a possibly armed person is as dangerous to the officer as it is invasive to the person being searched. A portable body scanner would allow cops to indiscriminately search large amounts of people safely and efficiently.

Portable Body Scanners
The development of portable body scanners has the potential to revolutionize search protocols for law enforcement.
Infrared Ray Detection
Infrared ray detection technology is an innovative solution for detecting weapons without physical contact.
Expanded Scanning Range
The potential expansion of scanning range for body scanners has great potential for increased safety measures in various industries.

Who This Affects Most

Law Enforcement
The use of portable body scanners could have significant implications for safety measures and police protocol within the law enforcement industry.
Security Screening
The expansion of scanning range for body scanners could have far-reaching applications in the security screening industry, optimizing safety protocols in public spaces.
Transportation
The development of portable body scanners could significantly improve safety measures within the transportation industry by providing streamlined security screening processes.
SCORE
2.1 out of 10
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50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 9%
Activity 47%
Freshness 8%

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