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Operational Applications of NIBRS to Policing

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is the modern system for U.S.-wide collection of crime data by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). NIBRS contains structured information abo...

Tech Talk

Technology Talk: Balancing Data Security with Access to Video Evidence

One of the most prolific sources of evidence available to investigators comes from video images, so why do so many police agencies fail to give officers the tools required to effectively examine their...

Technology

Technology Talk: An Amplified Need for Cross-Jurisdictional Data Sharing

Overall criminal activity has fallen to historical lows across Long Island’s Suffolk County in New York, and some of that progress can be attributed to the Suffolk County Police Department’s incre...

Technology

Securing the Big Game: Emerging Technologies for Event Security

Usually, major sporting events occur without incident—and that’s no accident. Security for these events tends to involve long-range planning by a wide array of agencies working together to provide...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Protecting Children through Collaboration

Finding out that a child has been abducted or abused is one of the most traumatizing moments for a family, their community, and its police agency. To prevent this, we have developed sophisticated orga...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Harmonizing Police Technology Acquisitions with Policing Strategy

For police agencies, a major technology acquisition can be a change agent that elevates operations while building trust within communities. But when police technology choices are not sufficiently inte...

Investigations

Turning the Tables: Intelligent Video Analytics in 21st Century Policing

Take a moment to imagine what the future could hold: It is 2:00 a.m. in Modesto, California. Among hundreds of video feeds, filtering into the Modesto Police Department’s real-time crime center, one...