From body cameras and drones to facial recognition and artificial intelligence, public safety agencies are slowly overcoming the hurdles of procurement to realize the collaboration benefits technology has to offer – such as improved communication, public safety and crime-solving rates. But without the right software to unite everything into one cohesive system, agencies are falling short.
Archive for the ‘Law Enforcement’ Category
Addressing the Increase of Law Enforcement Fatalities
How many law enforcement officers would still have their lives today if they had been properly trained and equipped to perform tactical combat casualty care (TCCC)?
Crime Scene Investigators Encountering Hazardous Materials
Those who worked at Ground Zero, the Fresh Kills Land Fill and the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s morgue were all needlessly exposed to a toxic cocktail of biologicals, chemicals, heavy metals and carcinogenic materials.
5 Reasons Modern Agencies Are Better at Case Management
Modern police departments can increase solvability, improve courtroom readiness and boost overall agency effectiveness. But only with the right approach to investigation case management. In this post, we’ll look at 5 things they do better than anyone else.
How Police Officers Can Help the Opioid Epidemic
As the opioid crisis worsens law enforcement is increasingly called upon to intervene.
How Better Forensic Standards Improve Investigations
While forensic practices have come a long way, work must be done to improve standards in order for law enforcement to conduct more efficient and trustworthy criminal investigations.
Why Police Should Wear Body Cameras
As a critical source of record, body cameras can help connect the dots in the course of an investigation. But will political interests, privacy concerns and a few bad apples derail the conversation?
Solving Crimes With a Case Management Solution
Tattoos, birthmarks, height, weight, motor vehicle information … all of these seemingly minor details can actually make a big difference in whether a criminal case is solved or not.
3 Essential Elements for a Tips and Leads Hotline
How do you lock down the management of a law enforcement tips and leads hotline? There are three big decision points that give an agency the best chance to properly setup a hotline and ensure it receives the solid information needed to create investigative successes.
Fighting the Scourge of Blast Fishing
SoundThinking™ has two environmental initiatives which have shown great technical promise – protecting rhinos in Africa from poaching and locating blast fishing (a.k.a. dynamite fishing) in the tropics. The poaching initiative will be discussed in another blog while protecting tropical reefs and communities from blast fishing is discussed here. Blast fishing, scarcely known in Europe […]