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Crime Analysis & Investigation Software
Cops revisit crime scenes months later via imaging tech
Investigators “returned to the scene of the crime” multiple times for more research — not by holding a scene closed, but by reviewing panoramic images stored in the agency’s computer system
June 25, 2014 11:38 AM
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Project aims to improve planning and training for SWAT operations
Several years ago, the Tactical Operations Technology Working Group identified the need for an affordable and realistic training environment specifically focused on SWAT operations
May 29, 2014 10:23 AM
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How Neb. corrections is using inmates’ contraband against them
Inmates find all kinds of ways to make contraband cellphones work for them. Now, authorities are finding a way to make the phones work for them, too
April 28, 2014 12:02 PM
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Police programs preventing opiate drug overdose deaths
Alarmed by an increase in opiate drug overdose fatalities, officers in some police departments are carrying and administering antidotes on the scene to stem drug deaths in their communities
March 28, 2014 12:10 PM
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Md. uses managed approach to making cellphone service in prisons “disappear”
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services implemented a managed access project in downtown Baltimore in April 2013
February 27, 2014 10:56 AM
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Biometrics Identification
Evaluating the next generation of fingerprint technology
Devices can scan digital fingerprint images without individuals needing to press their fingers against a screen
January 21, 2014 10:25 AM
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Fishing for evidence yields results in Texas
When officers need to investigate an unwitnessed vehicle crash, especially a fatal one, they can usually find plenty of physical evidence. Unless, of course, it ends up underwater
December 05, 2013 05:14 AM
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Body Cameras
The future of body-worn cameras for law enforcement
Proponents of body-worn cameras say they protect officers from false accusations, reduce agency liability and citizen complaints, and provide evidence for use in court
November 11, 2013 06:15 AM
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Choosing a new approach to AMBER alerts
There’s nothing more critical to the mission of law enforcement than protecting children who can’t protect themselves. That’s the philosophy that the Kentucky State Police emphasize in using the Commercial Mobile Alert System with some AMBER Alerts
October 29, 2013 07:23 AM
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Working together to reduce graffiti…and fear
After a six-year eradication campaign, it might be hard to find graffiti in St. Louis Park. And what does appear quickly vanishes, thanks to the city’s Graffiti Reduction Initiative
October 29, 2013 07:05 AM
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