Police Chief Magazine|Columns|Product Feature
Product Feature: Traffic and Vehicle Enforcement: Many Problems, Many Solutions

Enforcement and response related to traffic management and to vehicle crimes have long been a large part of law enforcement (LE) as a whole. Modern phenomena are shaping those LE activities in unprecedented ways.

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Product Feature: Less-Lethal Weapons Require Training to Be Effective Force Options

  In current times, officer-civilian interactions face unprecedented scrutiny, particularly incidents that result in the use of firearms by either or both parties. Firearms are one of the tools ...
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Product Feature: Getting the Details Right Is Key for Safety Gear

For law enforcement, safety gear can take many forms. Some equipment—such as body armor—is of obvious and paramount importance. But many other kinds of gear play a role in officer safety, even...
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Product Feature: When It Comes to Fleet Management, Little Things Make a Big Difference

For police vehicles, wear and tear is part of the job. Regardless of make or model, police vehicles must meet the high expectations and demands of an officer’s activities on a day-to-day basis. To m...
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Product Feature: Social Media: Finding What Works for You

Social media is frequently seen by the law enforcement community as a tool for investigation or straightforward information sharing. While it certainly has clear value in those regards, social platfor...
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Product Feature: Records Management Solutions to Improve Transparency and Reduce Liability

With public scrutiny of law enforcement agencies at a heightened level, documentation is gaining importance. At the same time, there are massive new software capabilities for organizing information, a...
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Product Feature: Body-Worn Cameras: Video Discussion Goes Beyond the Camera

If any piece of equipment symbolizes the modern world of law enforcement, it could well be the body-worn camera. As they rose in prominence alongside smartphones, body-worn cameras enabled police o...
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Product Feature: Education and Training Prepares Officers for an Uncertain World

Few people, if any, would argue that education is unimportant. But, in law enforcement, it may be more important than ever—both for the individual careers of officers and for the field of public saf...
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Product Feature: RMS/CAD: Exploring Technology Brings the Future to the Present

Record management systems (RMS) and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems are undergoing massive changes. Data from these systems are being collected; organized; and, ultimately, utilized in a number ...
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Product Feature: In the Cloud: An Easy Path to Efficiency

  Cloud computing has opened up a host of new possibilities for many industries, and law enforcement is no exception. The technology, which, in its current form, ascended to popularity in the mid...
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Product Feature: When the Best Offense Is a Good Defense: Body Armor Moves Beyond the Vest

Senior Deputy Robert Riggs watched as the men surrounded the squad car and opened fire, covering the car—and his partner—in a swarm of bullets. The armor-paneled doors withstood the attack, but th...
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