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Editorial Coverage: In the wake of historic nationwide protests
and riots following the death of George Floyd, law-enforcement
agencies around the country are making training and safety top
priorities.
On May 25, Floyd, a black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
after being arrested by police. During the arrest, a policeman
knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes, despite his protests that
he was unable to breath. The full nine minutes was videotaped by
passersby and then shared through social media, sparking
unprecedented nationwide protests and rioting, along with calls for
police reform. As a result, law-enforcement agencies are taking a
closer look at the use of excessive force. Numerous companies are
committed to providing essential training and equipment to support
and assist police departments that are committed to protecting both
the public and their officers. Wrap
Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: WRTC)
recently partnered with the National Tactical Officers Association
to launch a subscription-based law-enforcement behavioral training
program. Digital Ally Inc. (NASDAQ:
DGLY) announced a subscription program to enable more
law-enforcement departments to purchase body cameras. Axon
Enterprise Inc. (NASDAQ: AAXN) unveiled a mobile app for
body cameras with remote livestreaming and critical real-time
alerts. VirTra Inc. (NASDAQ: VTSI) offers police
simulation training that helps prepare law-enforcement officers for
real-life incidents. And gunshot detection technology available
from ShotSpotter Inc. (NASDAQ:
SSTI) unanimously passed a rigorous surveillance ordinance
in Oakland, California.
Passionate Public Demands Reform
Different law-enforcement agencies require different training
for their officers, but, traditionally, most police officers must
complete a stint at a police academy or other official training
before being eligible for
employment. In addition, police officers often receive ongoing
training throughout their careers to ensure they stay up-to-date
and informed about current technologies, equipment and
procedures.
Available law-enforcement training and equipment vary widely,
but a passionate public is demanding that law-enforcement agencies
take a closer look at what they are doing to ensure their officials
receive adequate training and equipment, as well as have proper
oversight in place to prevent the abuse of power and authority. The
call for police reform has even reached the nation’s capital, where
Congressional Democrats have unveiled a sweeping
police reform bill that would ban chokeholds and no-knock
warrants in drug cases.
Today’s Issues Focus of Wrap Reality
Training
Companies with much-needed expertise and invaluable resources in
areas that support and assist law enforcement in their commitment
to make these changes are rising to the occasion. Among those
companies are an innovator of modern policing solutions. Wrap
Technologies Inc. recently unveiled its exclusive Wrap Reality,
a new virtual reality training program that debuted in the United
States at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
annual law enforcement trade show conference in Chicago in October
2019 and internationally at the Milipol trade show in Paris, France
(http://nnw.fm/A3qeC).
The powerful program includes significant training on bias and
the use of force, and it will be delivered, along with the
company’s BolaWrap(R) products and accessories, through a
subscription model designed to provide affordable virtual-reality
training options to fit the needs of the smallest and largest
agencies financially impacted by COVID-19 and recent riots.
"The response from both domestic and international law
enforcement officers who experience our virtual reality scenarios
has been extremely positive," said Wrap Technologies president Tom
Smith. "We are excited to be able to leverage the National Tactical
Officers Association’s (NTOA) world-class expertise to develop an
optimal virtual reality training program focusing on today’s
issues."
"Protests and demonstrations around the globe are demanding
rapid change,” he continued. “This transformation will include new
tools as well as enhanced training to address the social problems
highlighted by this civil unrest. BolaWrap is the only humane,
remote restraint de-escalation tool that does not rely on pain
compliance, and Wrap Reality with the NTOA will help bring
immersive, real scenarios to life in virtual reality to accelerate
learning new techniques and tools necessary for effective law
enforcement."
Close Collaboration Results in Perfect
Combination
Wrap Technologies worked in close collaboration with the NTOA to
create the in-depth training material and content for Wrap
Reality's virtual reality training scenarios. NTOA is a non-profit
organization with more than 40,000 members dedicated to serving the
law-enforcement community (http://nnw.fm/KStm4).
The NTOA's dedicated staff members work hand-in-hand with
high-quality, real-world public safety experts to provide the best
services to the NTOA members, which include professionals working
in patrol, TEMS, crisis negotiations, canine, corrections, sniper,
protective operations, explosives, command, tactical dispatchers,
and behavioral sciences specialties. The mission of the NTOA is to
enhance the performance and professional status of law enforcement
personnel by providing a credible and proven training resource, as
well as a forum for the development of tactics and information
exchange.
"Law enforcement has been entrusted with enormous responsibility
concerning use of force,” said NTOA executive director K. Thor
Eells. “It is our duty to ensure officers receive the best training
possible to assure it is used judiciously and professionally. Since
its inception, the primary goal of the NTOA has been to enhance the
public safety profession through training. The collaboration
between the NTOA and Wrap Technologies is the perfect combination
of practical experience, education and technology focused on saving
lives."
BolaWrap – The Next Step in a More Humane
Approach
In addition to the invaluable virtual reality training, Wrap
Reality comes packaged with Wrap Technologies’ exclusive BolaWrap
products and accessories. The BolaWrap is a hand-held remote restraint device that discharges an
eight-foot bola-style Kevlar(R) tether at 513 feet per second to
wrap a subject’s legs or arms at an effective range of 10 to 25
feet.
Created for law enforcement and the military, BolaWrap is
designed to be a remote response to resistance tool that provides a
safe space between a law-enforcement officer and the subject. The
tool does not incorporate pain compliance and is specifically
designed to be deployed early in an encounter to decrease the
potential for injury to the subject, bystanders or the officer.
"Upgraded training opportunities for de-escalation and
appropriate use of force to law enforcement agencies is the obvious
next step for agencies carrying our humane BolaWrap remote
restraint device,” said Wrap Technologies CEO David Norris. “Wrap
Reality teaches new methods and approaches that ultimately enhance
the response of the officer and should have a positive impact on
their community interactions."
Companies Offering Law-Enforcement Support Gain
Value
Wrap Technologies isn’t the only company offering support,
training and equipment to law-enforcement agencies during this
critical time.
Digital Ally Inc. (NASDAQ:
DGLY) also announced a program enabling law-enforcement
agencies to purchase its
lightweight, weather-resistant FirstVu Body Camera with Mini
Dock on a subscription plan. Digital Ally develops, manufactures
and markets advanced video-recording products and other safety
products for law enforcement, emergency management, fleet safety
and security. It’s new program includes several subscription
package options, providing versatility to match a department’s
unique needs.
A global leader in connected public-safety technologies,
Axon Enterprise Inc. (NASDAQ: AAXN) is also
focusing on body cam services, recently unveiling a mobile app for body cameras that allows law
enforcement to remotely view live streamed Axon Body 3 camera or
Axon Air drone footage. The app could offer advanced situational
awareness for support teams, thereby helping make officers and
communities safer.
ShotSpotter Inc. (NASDAQ:
SSTI), the leader in solutions that help law-enforcement
officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, recently
received unanimous approval for continued use of its gunshot
detection technology from the City Council of Oakland and its
Privacy Advisory Commission (PAC) after a rigorous review. The
review was required under a 2018 ordinance that Oakland established
in conjunction with the ACLU related to the acquisition and use of
surveillance technology. Oakland’s ordinance is considered the
strongest municipal surveillance oversight in the United
States.
VirTra Inc.’s (NASDAQ: VTSI) police simulation training helps prepare
law-enforcement officers for real-life incidents. The company’s
real-world, judgmental use of force training simulators feature
scenarios that provide an in-depth look into human performance. The
demands on law enforcement to make critical decisions in tense,
uncertain and rapidly evolving situations require that the human
performance aspect of cognitive neuroscience and human physiology
are taken into account as part of the police training methodology,
and research on how to best use law enforcement simulation
technology is taken into account within what VirTra does.
As law-enforcement agencies respond to the public’s outcry for
higher accountability and more humane treatment, companies offering
training and resources to support these efforts will become
increasingly valuable.
For more information on Wrap Technologies, please visit Wrap
Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: WRTC).
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