Technologies That Are Transforming Law Enforcement
Police are critical to keeping us safe when disasters strike, and that importance will only grow as climate change forces more emergencies. By the middle of the century, California’s Olimson Institute estimates that 75 percent of US police officers will be employed in urban areas. The big cities that house them are likely to become even less hospitable in coming years, as rising temperatures and sea levels force residents inland. The urgency of these challenges has prompted some designers to encourage communities to become more self-sufficient during crises , but that’s unlikely to be feasible for cities that cannot even keep themselves in power or water today. In such a highly disrupted future, police will remain critically important for keeping civilian safety and maintaining order. As difficult as the job is today, it’s likely to get more so in the future. Even high-end smart glasses and body cameras are no match for the powers of human augmentation and sensory enhancement that...