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chapter 1 Drones A Report on the Use of Drones by Public Safety Agencies—and a Wake-Up Call about the Threat of Malicious Drone Attacks

Drones A Report on the Use of Drones by Public Safety Agencies—and a Wake-Up Call about the Threat of Malicious Drone Attacks This project was supported, in whole or in part, by cooperative agreement number 2016‐CK‐WX‐K009 awarded to PERF by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) or contributor(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific individuals, agencies, companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s), the contributor(s), or the U.S. Department of Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues. The internet references cited in this publication were valid as of the date of publication. Given that URLs and websites are in constant flux, neither the author(s), the contributor(s), nor the COPS Office can vouch for their current validity. This resource was developed under a federal award and may be subject to copyright. The U.S. Department of Justice reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use and to authorize others to use this resource for Federal Government purposes. This resource may be freely distributed and used for noncommercial and educational purposes only. Recommended citation: Police Executive Research Forum. 2020. Drones: A Report on the Use of Drones by Public Safety Agencies—and a Wake-Up Call about the Threat of Malicious Drone Attacks. Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Published 2020 Contents Letter from the Director of the COPS Office

v Letter from the Executive Director of PERF vii Acknowledgments ix Executive Summary xi Overview xi The research behind this report xii Key findings and recommended practices xii Malicious use of drones xvii Risks in moving too slowly

xix Introduction 1 State of the field and policy analysis 1 Addressing community concerns about privacy 2 Project overview 2 Methodology

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1. Pre-Implementation Considerations Laws and regulations: Federal, state, and local 5 Community outreach 10 Selecting drone equipment 18 Funding considerations 22
2. Establishing a Drone Program 2 Staffing your drone team 29 Drone team training 31 Standard operating procedures 36 iv Drones—A Report on the Use of Drones by Public Safety Agencies
3. Malicious Use of Drones

63 Law, policy, and regulations limit law enforcement’s use of certain technologies to counter drones 63 New federal law 63 New authority on remote identification is critical 64 New law provides little to no role for local police 65 The risks of moving too slowly 66 Educating Drone Hobbyists to Reduce the Number of Unauthorized Drones at Major Events