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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 96. Chapters: Covert listening device, Machine pistol, Traffic enforcement camera, Handcuffs, Non-lethal weapon, Automatic number plate recognition, GT200, ADE 651, Breathalyzer, Police uniforms and equipment in the United Kingdom, Police duty belt, Police-enforced ANPR in the UK, Pacific-class patrol boat, Red light camera, Continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring, Police box, Quadro Tracker, Police transport, Pen register, K ban, Alpha 6, Sniffex, EnCase, SmartWater, Swagger stick, Hiatt Speedcuffs, Radar gun, Riot shield, IMSI-catcher, VASCAR, Ankle monitor, Stab vest, Airwave, Police notebook, Myeonje baegab, Whelen Engineering Company, Legcuffs, RG-12, ProViDa, Roving wiretap, LIDAR speed gun, Gun shield, Safariland, Trap and trace device, Ballistic shield, Spike strip, SANS Investigative Forensics Toolkit, PlastiCuffs, J-J Hooks Barrier Connection System, StarChase, Second Chance, Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response rifle, Watchman camera, Enforcer, Policeware, Clipboard, RCV-9, Communications data, Cherry top, Law enforcement escort, Police blimp. Excerpt: Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR; see also other names below) is a mass surveillance method that uses optical character recognition on images to read the license plates on vehicles. They can use existing closed-circuit television or road-rule enforcement cameras, or ones specifically designed for the task. They are used by various police forces and as a method of electronic toll collection on pay-per-use roads and cataloging the movements of traffic or individuals. ANPR can be used to store the images captured by the cameras as well as the text from the license plate, with some configurable to store a photograph of the driver. Systems commonly use infrared lighting to allow the camera to take the picture at any time of the day. ANPR technology tends to be...