Taser International is in the protection
business. The company shines in the public safety technology field, expertly
delivering customer-driven self defense products and personal safety equipment
that protect life and truth. From its Axon/Evidence.com on-officer video and
storage system to its industry-leading Conducted Electrical Weapons (CEWs),
Taser’s products are designed to aid in preventing danger, providing
accountability, reducing violent confrontation, and lowering injury rates for
law enforcement officers and suspects.
Taser’s Axon camera, a body-worn camera for
law enforcement, has been generating a lot of buzz lately.
In August 2014, following the alleged
accidental shooting of an unarmed African-American teen by a police officer in
the city of Ferguson, Missouri, an incident that has sparked civil unrest
across the nation, concerned citizens have been making increased calls for the
use of body-mounted cameras by police forces. Taser shares gained interest due
to the nationwide attention on these so-called “cop-cams.”
Additionally, in early September 2014,
officials revealed that, as part of a pilot program, the New York City police
department would begin testing sixty body-mounted cameras made by Taser and
privately-held Vievu, a company founded by Steven Ward, a former Taser
marketing vice president. Use of the cameras was mandated in part of a 2013
court order that sought to curb the NYPD’s “stop and frisk” policy on the
grounds that it violated constitutional protections against unwarranted searches.
The presiding judge called for the camera’s use in a pilot program that would
involve at least one police precinct in each of the city’s five boroughs.
Considering that the NYPD is the nation’s largest police department, with a
budget of about $4.6 million and some 34,000 officers, this is most likely the
beginning of a trend across the force.
Taser develops, manufactures and sells its
Axon body camera along with a host of complementary video products including:
• The
complete Axon system which employs advanced audio-video record and capture
devices worn by first responders to record video of critical incidents from the
visual perspective of the officer;
• Evidence.com,
a cloud-based digital evidence management system and warehouse, offering digital
evidence management, sharing, analysis, and storage; and
• The
Taser Cam HD, a video recording device that captures both video and audio of
potential and actual Taser use incidents as an accessory to a Taser CEW.
Taser supplies its products through its online
store and direct sales force as well as distribution partners and third-party
resellers. It also backs these products fully with world-class professional
services that facilitate all aspects of the planning and implementation of the
company’s solutions. Founded in September 1993, Taser’s 100,000 square-feet
corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
For more information, visit www.taser.com
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