Opportunities for the use of VR technology in law enforcement

Abstract

“Opportunities for the use of VR technology in law enforcement” is the first publication produced within the VR-DigiJust project.

As part of several EU-funded projects (2022-2026) from the ISF and JUSTICE fund – namely BIGOSINT, UNCHAINED, VR DigiJUST and VR DigiVET – on the use of virtual environments in law enforcement are being carried out by the Institute for Police and Security Research (IPoS) and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence” Crime Investigations and Criminal Justice” (CCICJ) at Bremen University of Applied Sciences (HfÖV) in cooperation with the Civic Institute to promote the Rule of Democracy (CIRD), police, judicial and civil society consortium partners. Against this background, in particular; the VR DigiJUST project has given rise to a wide range of potential applications; This project is being carried out in a consortium with Fondazione Agenfor International, Corte di Appello di Venezia, Procura della Repubblica Presso il Tribunale di Firenze and Procura della Repubblica Presso il Tribunale di Rimini (Italy), Chambre Nationale des Commissaires de Justice and Institut Européen de l’Expertise et de l’Exper (France), European Public Law Organization (Greece) and Chambre Nationale des Huissiers de Justice (Belgium). The most relevant potential areas of application of VR technology for the target groups are discussed in this article.Please find the original German version here: https://www.kriminalistik.de/ausgaben_kriminalistik.htm