Crime — Paleofuture

Welcome to the Paleofuture blog, where we explore past visions of the future. From flying cars and jetpacks to utopias and dystopias.

Crime

The future of crime and police, according to history.

How Spider-Man Helped Create the Real-World Prisoner Ankle Bracelet

This 1966 Article About 'Computer Danger' Predicted a Bleak Future of Bank Crimes and Info Leaks

The Weird Early History of Breathalyzers and Drunk Driving

Computer Criminals of the Future (1981)

How to Conjure a Ghost to Get a Murderer to Confess

French Prints Show the Year 2000 (1910)

The Super-Safe World of 2002 (1981)

In the 1920s, Mobile Traffic Court Brought the Judge to You

How Simplified Spelling Was Supposed to Fix America's Crime Problem in the 1970s

The Man Who Fought the Synanon Cult and Won (After Getting Attacked by a Snake)

How America's Secret Nuke Police Hunted For Dirty Bombs in the 1970s

The Police of the Future Were Going to Soar Over Traffic to Save Lives

Glass Banks Were the Future of Security in 1931

This Article From 1985 Predicted Deadly Force by Police Would Be 'Nonexistent' in the Future

This Was the Radio-Equipped Policeman of the Future in 1934

This Was the Futuristic Police Line-Up of 1931

The Show That Warned Us 'Enemy of the State' Was a Documentary

This 'Voice in a Box' Warned Pedestrians About Jaywalking in 1936

This Is What American Police of the Future Were Supposed to Look Like

Old Predictions For the Future From Author Michael Lewis

The Invention of Jaywalking Was a Massive Shaming Campaign

Mobsters Tremble Before the Crime-Fighting, Red Flying Gondola

A Whole World of Metal Men? (1937)

The Largest Bioterrorism Attack in US History Was An Attempt to Swing An Election

Crime Will No Longer Exist in 2007 (1907)