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Law Enforcement Uses of Drones

Law Enforcement Uses of Drones. Jacob Preston. Outline. Federal Law Enforcement US Border Patrol (USBP) Other Federal Agencies State and Local Law Enforcement Ethics. USBP Current Capabilities. 10 Predator B Drones for US border surveillance Loaner Program to other government agencies

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Law Enforcement Uses of Drones

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  1. Law Enforcement Uses of Drones Jacob Preston

  2. Outline • Federal Law Enforcement • US Border Patrol (USBP) • Other Federal Agencies • State and Local Law Enforcement • Ethics

  3. USBP Current Capabilities • 10 Predator B Drones for US border surveillance • Loaner Program to other government agencies • Not armed (yet) EFF analysis of daily flight logs

  4. USBP Future Plans • Increase fleet to 24 drones • Cooperate with US Coast Guard • “Additional payload upgrades could include expendables or non-lethal weapons designed to immobilize TOIs.” -https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/filenode/cbp_uas_concept_of_operations.pdf TOI = target of interest

  5. USBP Future Plans Pg 35 – CBP UAS CONOPS

  6. Other Federal Agencies • FBI Director recently admitted to congress that the FBI uses drones for surveillance on US soil • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA1dWrV6u6s • DEA and ATF have UASs

  7. State and Local Law Enforcement • Many law enforcement agencies have used or are trying to use drones • Must obtain FAA approval under strict guidelines • https://www.aclu.org/files/assets/protectingprivacyfromaerialsurveillance.pdf

  8. State and Local Law Enforcement • North Dakota • Farmer refused to return cattle • Drone deployed for surveillance

  9. State and Local Law Enforcement • Christopher Dorner • First specific target for drone use on US soil

  10. Ethics • Fourth Amendment • No Explicit “right to privacy” in US constitution • Ambiguous laws • Government agencies break their own laws • Lack of information on the use of data from drones

  11. Works Cited • https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/customs-border-protection-significantly-increases-drone-surveillance-other • https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/filenode/cbp_uas_concept_of_operations.pdf • http://www.policymic.com/articles/49889/drone-strikes-fbi-admits-it-s-using-drones-for-surveillance-in-america • https://www.aclu.org/files/assets/protectingprivacyfromaerialsurveillance.pdf • http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/10/homeland-security-increasingly-loaning-drones-to-l/ • http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/376732/Man-hunt-for-ex-soldier-who-shot-police-chief-s-daughter-and-killed-policeman

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