NYPD prepare to 'scan and frisk' using Terahertz

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A new high-tech scanner will take the patting down policy out of 'stop and frisk'

NEW YORK — The NYPD is preparing to deploy a scanner that tests for terahertz—a natural energy—that will allow police to view concealed weapons from a distance. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced Wednesday that this new technology will replace thecontroversial pat-down policy, according to NY Daily News. A laptop shows pictures of a passive terahertz (THz) security camera at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena, central Germany. (AP Image) “If something is obstructing the flow of that radiation, for example a weapon, the device will highlight that object,” Kelly said. The device, which is small enough to be kept in a police vehicle or stationed on a street corner, will begin testing the device on the street, according to the article. “We still have a number of trials to run before we can determine how best to deploy this technology. We’re also talking to our legal staff about this. But we’re very pleased with the progress we’ve made over the past year,” said Kelly.

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Forget pat-downs! NYPD is testing portable X-ray device to detect concealed weapons 

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 23 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:25 EST, 23 January 2013

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267217/Forget-pat-downs-NYPD-testing-handheld-X-ray-device-detect-concealed-weapons.html#ixzz2IpwJezYj

The New York Police Department, with help from the Pentagon, is testing a new technology that will allow officers to detect concealed weapons using a handheld device. 

The device, known as Terahertz Imaging Detection, would operate as a kind of X-ray scanner, measuring the energy radiating from a body up to 16 feet away and detecting anything blocking that radiation, such as a gun.

'This technology has shown a great deal of promise as a way of detecting weapons without a physical search,' Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said of the device, which is still being developed. 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267217/Forget-pat-downs-NYPD-testing-handheld-X-ray-device-detect-concealed-weapons.html#ixzz2IpvxSURw
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