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Tech Talk: Rapid ID Comes Out of the Police Station and Into the Field

Rapid identification solutions have been on the market and playing a growing role in law enforcement for a decade or more. Although they’re widely used at police stations and central booking facilit...

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Spotlight: Giving Officers a “Head Start” in Emergencies

The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) in southern California frequently explores new technology to enhance officer response and service to the community. This progressive mindset has led them to be...

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Leveraging Technology to Reduce Police Liability

Law enforcement is not a profession whose members shy away from risk. However, in addition to risks to their safety, in virtually every aspect of the job, officers must be concerned with liability mit...

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New Video Technologies Address Social Responsibility and Privacy

Today’s law enforcement officers are facing unprecedented challenges. While new technology, such as facial recognition, is reaching the market to aid in identifying and prosecuting criminals, there ...

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Tech Talk: Raising the Bar for sUAS Remote Pilots

The utilization of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) by U.S. public safety agencies has grown exponentially over the last six years. In 2014, less than 40 public safety agencies had acquired sUAS...

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Product Feature: Unlocking New Features and Uses for Drones

The usage of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has been on the rise by federal, state, and local law enforcement since its implementation into the profession over a decade ago. Informally known as drones,...

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Spotlight: Leveraging Technology for Mental Health Response

In March 2018, Delta, British Columbia, Police Department (DPD) Chief Neil Dubord saw a short presentation on an app that categorizes the risk level of an individual experiencing a mental health crisi...

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The On-Duty Podcast

A podcast is a great tool for community outreach, allowing an agency or person to connect with and inform community members. I started to think about a podcast as a viable option for community outreac...