Post by Jason Bones on Nov 15, 2009 17:06:48 GMT
When on missions, Cherub agents use a lot of surveillance devices and some weapons.
Surveillance Devices:
As well bugs, CHERUB agents are trained in the use of a variety of other surveillance devices.
Telephone taps
These are still used occasionally, but modern criminals tend to assume that their phones are tapped and use mobile phones rather than land lines.
Miniature Video Cameras
A new generation of tiny, high-resolution, devices have made it almost as easy to plant a hidden video camera as a listening device. However, although video cameras provide better evidence than listening devices, they do still have serious disadvantages. They need to be placed carefully, so that they can film what is going on while not being seen and they use more radio bandwidth than listening devices, making their transmissions much easier to detect.
Spyware
Spyware is computer software that tracks what a person is doing on their computer. Some spyware works by recording every key stroke (Ideal for getting passwords), other systems save a picture of what the computer screen is displaying regular intervals, or make copies of every file that is opened. The spyware data can be retrieved manually, or the spy program can be set up to send data over the internet every time the suspect goes online.
Bugs
Concealed listening devices, commonly known as bugs, are often installed by CHERUB agents. Although many criminal gangs and terrorist groups routinely do a sweep to try and detect bugs, modern devices contain memory chips and transmit bursts of digital data that only last a fraction of a second, making them virtually undetectable by sweeping devices.
Digital Cameras
A small digital camera is an essential tool in the CHERUB arsenal. Agents are trained in the best use of these devices, particularly with regard to getting good quality photographs of doccuments.
GPS
A GPS is a small handheld unit that enables an agent to pinpoint their location anywhere on earth. All CHERUB agents are trained in their use, although they are more commonly used on training exercises than on actual missions.
Weapons:
Cherubs work undercover posing as normal children and therefore rarely use weapons such as knives or guns. However, they frequently go on missions where the people they investigate are armed and dangerous. All CHERUB agents are trained to disarm people and are taught how to use and disable the most common types of firearms.
Where a cherub is put in a situation where they are at high risk of being assaulted, they are occasionally issued with a non-lethal weapon, such as a can of pepper spray or an electric stun gun (Taser). Agents are only allowed to use them in a critical situation where their life is in danger. The use of such a weapon is likely to be regarded as highly suspicious behaviour for a child and the undercover mission will be terminated immediately.
Surveillance Devices:
As well bugs, CHERUB agents are trained in the use of a variety of other surveillance devices.
Telephone taps
These are still used occasionally, but modern criminals tend to assume that their phones are tapped and use mobile phones rather than land lines.
Miniature Video Cameras
A new generation of tiny, high-resolution, devices have made it almost as easy to plant a hidden video camera as a listening device. However, although video cameras provide better evidence than listening devices, they do still have serious disadvantages. They need to be placed carefully, so that they can film what is going on while not being seen and they use more radio bandwidth than listening devices, making their transmissions much easier to detect.
Spyware
Spyware is computer software that tracks what a person is doing on their computer. Some spyware works by recording every key stroke (Ideal for getting passwords), other systems save a picture of what the computer screen is displaying regular intervals, or make copies of every file that is opened. The spyware data can be retrieved manually, or the spy program can be set up to send data over the internet every time the suspect goes online.
Bugs
Concealed listening devices, commonly known as bugs, are often installed by CHERUB agents. Although many criminal gangs and terrorist groups routinely do a sweep to try and detect bugs, modern devices contain memory chips and transmit bursts of digital data that only last a fraction of a second, making them virtually undetectable by sweeping devices.
Digital Cameras
A small digital camera is an essential tool in the CHERUB arsenal. Agents are trained in the best use of these devices, particularly with regard to getting good quality photographs of doccuments.
GPS
A GPS is a small handheld unit that enables an agent to pinpoint their location anywhere on earth. All CHERUB agents are trained in their use, although they are more commonly used on training exercises than on actual missions.
Weapons:
Cherubs work undercover posing as normal children and therefore rarely use weapons such as knives or guns. However, they frequently go on missions where the people they investigate are armed and dangerous. All CHERUB agents are trained to disarm people and are taught how to use and disable the most common types of firearms.
Where a cherub is put in a situation where they are at high risk of being assaulted, they are occasionally issued with a non-lethal weapon, such as a can of pepper spray or an electric stun gun (Taser). Agents are only allowed to use them in a critical situation where their life is in danger. The use of such a weapon is likely to be regarded as highly suspicious behaviour for a child and the undercover mission will be terminated immediately.
