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Life After Law Enforcement: Career and Retirement Options

In addition to serving our communities, we must always be thinking of how we support our families, which means we can’t lose sight of what we plan to do after the job. In this post, I’ll discuss various career and retirement options, so you can move forward with your life.

What is Criminal Intelligence Database Software?

How can law enforcement efficiently capture tips to better inform the operational and investigative process? In this post, we’ll examine the importance of criminal intelligence database software and four key features your software must have.

We Need to Focus on Police Officer Mental Health

Seven NYPD officers have taken their own life in 2019, as of July 27, 2019. And back in June, Chief Terence Monahan of the NYPD responded to another suicide with a disturbing fact: approximately 100 law enforcement officers across the nation had also taken their own lives to date. This is a national epidemic.

Protecting First Responders and Civilians

In February 2019, the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund (VCF) announced that they were running out of funding and will have to cut payouts to victims. Resources are dwindling, but the number of victims claiming for family member deaths and toxin-related illnesses is still growing. What is going on, and what can be done to prevent further damage?

Should We Ban Facial Recognition Software?

Today, law enforcement has a wide variety of technology tools at their disposal to help investigate, and sometimes even thwart, a crime. One of those tools, Facial Recognition Software (FRS), has been getting a lot of attention as of late. Much of this attention is due to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors’ recent ban, preventing police from using this technology. Why?

3 Essential Law Enforcement Case Management Features

Police investigations are the engine of the criminal justice system. They help investigators build the case in the field and prosecutors make the case in the courtroom. But none of this is possible without the right case management tools. In this post, we’ll look at 3 key features your law enforcement case management software must have.

Crime Scene Documentation: Work Smarter, Not Harder

The processes for documenting crime scenes have changed immeasurably in the last 30 years. But while it’s clear forensics has benefited from these changes, many CSIs have failed to keep up with advancements. In this post, we’ll examine why that is and how agencies can get smarter.

We Need More Than Gun Control Laws

Ed Wallace, retired First Grade Detective from the NYPD, offers his opinion on the state of gun control in the wake of mass shooting events.

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