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UAS Crime Scene Videography

Drones, or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), have rapidly transformed policing, particularly tactical operations. Their ability to gather intelligence, provide aerial perspectives for situational aware...

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Tech Talk: Multilayered Police Event Security

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as “drones,” are both affordable and accessible—a dangerous combination for malicious actors who want to wreak havoc. While no one wants to thi...

Community-Police Engagement

Reaching the Right Audience

For police leaders, public safety should always be top of mind, including when it comes to critical messaging—and who should receive those messages. If the public is not the audience for communicati...

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Tech Talk: Navigating Video Privacy Challenges in Policing

Police agencies are increasingly capturing and processing audio, video, and mobile data related to crimes with body-worn cameras documenting officers’ daily operations. This results in a growing vol...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Public Safety Needs… A Connector!

Technology is advancing in the world and in policing like never before. Industrial technological advances show powerful potential to aid public safety efforts, but there is little time to study actual...

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Modernizing Patrol Operations

In the fall of 2022, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Police Department (VPD) embarked on an initiative to modernize its patrol operations in a drive to become a more intelligence-led organization. F...

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Tech Talk: Meeting the CJIS Authentication Compliance Deadline

The latest Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy, which took effect on October 1, 2024, requires any system or application that generates or stores U.S. criminal justice infor...