Special Report: Mobile Apps
This month we’re investigating mobile applications designed specifically for — and in some cases, conceived by — law enforcement officers. Tim Dees has put together a pair of roundup articles on apps developed for the two major operating systems, and I’ve examined how two law enforcement agencies are already using a brand new mobile application.A roundtable of industry experts discuss how mobile apps are affecting LEOs.
The Ping4 app and service is highly configurable for users on both Apple iOS and Android-based mobile phones
Android is a friendlier platform for developers, so you get a wide variety of applications
Understand how your agency can benefit from data deep-dive analysis
Changing light bars and signals remotely helps keep La Grange officers on the scene, not in their cars
Myriad smartphone programs help cops with everything from on-the-fly translation of Miranda warnings to updates on the FBI’s Most Wanted