CRIME CONTROL DIGEST - Vol. 39, No. 5 - Issue Highlights

Sep 29, 2026

Crime Control Digest summarizes law-enforcement developments across courts and states, highlighting technology-driven public safety efforts and policy responses to enforcement risks. It describes Los Angeles’ use of intelligent remote camera surveillance, facial recognition, and automated license plate recognition to reduce crime without adding officers, while emphasizing officer-confirmed investigations. It also reports Arizona’s settlement requiring race-stop data collection and anti-profiling training, plus related court and state updates affecting policing practices.

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IN THE COURTS

6th Circuit Decides Affidavit With Incomplete Statement Of Facts Meets Constitutional Standards

9th Circuit Rules Meth Lab Risks Avert Need For Tactical Unit To Follow ‘Knock, Announce' Rule

ACROSS THE STATES

Arizona Troopers Will Gather Race Stop Data

Ala., Ark., Calif., Iowa, Ky., Miss., Neb., N.D., Pa. Updates

Crime Control

Los Angeles Uses Technology To Cut Crime Without Adding New Officers

February 4,2005 Vol.39,No.5 IN THIS ISSUE Arizona Settles Lawsuit With DealTo Monitor For Race Profiling AndAdopt New Training Procedures .2Colorado Upgrades Security InForensics Labs After Outside ReviewDiscovers Two Problem Areas...2Senate Approves Gonzales As FirstHispanic Attorney Genera………3National Police Week Candle VigilIs Scheduled For May 1.……………3IACP Opens Competition ForLicense Plate Alert Awards.………3 # IN THE COURTS 6th Circuit Decides Affidavit WithIncomplete Statement Of FactsMeets Constitutional Standards ....39th Circuit Rules Meth Lab RisksAvert Need For Tactical Unit ToFollow ‘Knock,Announce'Rule..3 ACROSS THE STATES Ala.:Military Leave Bars Benefit.4 Ark.:Panel Okays Meth Bill…4 Ark:House Advances Sex Bill...4 Calif.:Grant Money Is Lost………4 Calif.:FBI Head Is On Leave……4 Iowa:Police Budget Rises 3.5%..5 Ky.:Lawmakers Eye Met………5 Miss.:Drug Court Accepts 70%...5 Neb.:Crime Chief Retires………5 Neb.:Meth Control Is Objective ..5 N.D.:Sex Offender Hearing… 5 Pa.:Offender Website Broadens...5 # Crime Control A comprehensive and independent news summary for the Law Enforcement Professional Los Angeles Uses Technology To CutCrime Without Adding New Officers The Los Angeles Police Depart- rment is utilizing three new techno- logical systems to fight crime in LosAngeles. Last year,the department de-ployed a remote camera surveillancesystem to identify,track and recordcriminal activity in a high-riskneighborhood park. Since the installation of the sys-tem in January 2004,the departmentsaid,crime in the park and the areaimmediately surrounding it has beendramatically reduced without the in-crease of any officers. Additionally,property values andbusiness revenues have risen,and thepark is once again a family destina-tion. The “intelligent”software identi- fies human movement within desig- nated areas,thus enabling officers to The department said the projecthas become a model for public-private cooperation in addressing theneeds of municipal police authorities,where the demand for services is out-pacing available staffing. The camera surveillance systemis equipped with "intelligent"videocapabilities and facial recognitionsoftware that will assist with the en-forcement of laws in and around thepublic areas of the park. remotely identify and monitor suspi- cious activities.If criminal activityoccurs,the suspect is kept under re-mote surveillance while police offi-cers are immediately dispatched totake appropriate action. The second major technologicalinnovation within the same Los An-geles inner city community involvesfacial recognition software. This system works with the cam-era surveillance system. Facial recognition software hasthe ability to analyze images of hu-man faces for the purpose of com-parison and identification. The software works by digitallycapturing images of human faces,andthen comparing those facial imageswith images previously stored in adatabase. The software allows for the scan-ning of fugitive suspects within thetarget area.It can also be deployed ina patrol vehicle to assist in the effi-cient identification of members ofcriminal street gangs who have beenserved with permanent gang injunc-tions. Arrests,however,are not madesolely upon the automatic facial rec-ognition software.The software is used merely as a tool to browse morequickly and efficiently through a po- Page 2 CRIME CONTROL DIGEST tentially large database of facial im-ages. The responsibility to conduct aninvestigation to confirm the identityof persons,who have been prelimi-narily identified by the software,re-mains with the investigating officer.To date,there have been 19 arrestsmade with the assistance of facialrecognition software. The third and newest,technologi-cal application to law enforcementwithin the same high-crime area is anautomatic license plate recognitionsystem. A patrol vehicle has beenequipped with both forward and rearfacing vi

FAQs

What technology does Los Angeles use to reduce crime without adding officers?

Los Angeles deploys three systems: remote camera surveillance with intelligent video capabilities and facial recognition, and an automatic license plate recognition system on patrol vehicles.

How does facial recognition software lead to arrests in Los Angeles?

The software identifies and helps officers search facial-image databases, but investigations to confirm identity remain with the investigating officer; arrests have been made with its assistance.

What does Arizona’s settlement require regarding racial profiling?

Arizona State Police must collect racial data on stops, adopt anti-profiling policies, strengthen discipline for violations, add instruction to training, place video systems in patrol vehicles, and create a citizens advisory board.

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