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In 1979, I helped with the first implementation of a computer-aided dispatch and records management system in Ottawa. Part of the project dealt with Canada’s first ever use of mobile data terminals....
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The daily headlines increasingly deliver bad news about the impact the faltering economy is having on states, counties, and municipalities across the United States. Articles and broadcasts address red...
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Situational awareness typically refers to a person being aware of what is going on around him or her. As Toner notes, “Understanding is more than information gathering. It implies gathering the righ...
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The Peachtree City, Georgia, Police Department (PCPD) is this year’s National Law Enforcement Challenge (NLEC) Special Category winner in Technology. In addition, the agency placed third in the Muni...
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Planning is well under way for the 2012 LEIM Training Conference and Technology Exposition, which will be held May 21–23, 2012, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Every year since 1977, chiefs, sheriffs, com...
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The Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Section of IACP recently concluded the 35th Annual LEIM Training Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California. The event, held at the Hilton San...
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Every day, in jurisdictions throughout the United States and around the world, law enforcement officers are confronted with a common and compelling question: “Who is the person with whom I am dealin...
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In today’s law enforcement environment, it is vitally important to give police officers as many tools as possible to get the job done efficiently. The key to successful community policing is communi...
