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Big police technology shrinks to fit next-generation squads

By PoliceOne Staff A security firm that developed a suitcase-size crime-fighting device has been tasked with shrinking their product down to fit easily into a squad — which resulted in the VHS-sized ...

Designing a predictive policing system Comments

The best models result when every member of the agency is involved in the analytical design. ...

Data911 White Paper: Total Cost of Ownership - Seattle Fire Dept.

By Data911 In 1999 the Seattle Fire Department conducted a competitive evaluation of mobile computers for all fire apparatus. Data911 was selected based on cost, functionality, durability, reference checks, ...

Data911 White Paper: Understanding & Purchasing Mobile Devices

By Data911 Understanding and Purchasing Mobile Devices is Easier than You Might Think When considering changes or future additions to your mobile technology platform, it’s important to make informed ...

Texas police use device to prevent typing and driving Video

By PoliceOne Staff FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Farmers Branch will be the first department in Texas to use a new device that will prevent officers from typing on their dashboard laptops once their vehicle ...

Grant will assist large technology purchase for Univ. police

By Fola Akinnibi The Diamondback Online PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Md. — For the second year in a row, University Police have received a nearly $31,000 grant to put toward new technology and enforcement ...

Dept. releases iPhone driving app

By Stephanie Weaver Evening Telegraph NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, England — Northamptonshire Police have launched an iPhone app to give people across the county another way to get in touch with officers. The ...

San Diego police to get live streaming video from schools Comments

By PoliceOne Staff SAN DIEGO — The San Diego police chief announced Monday during a news conference that the department will be able to monitor live streaming videos from their patrol car laptops ...

Police say new iPhone maps threaten lives Comments

By PoliceOne Staff VICTORIA, Australia — Police in Australia have issued a warning over a "life-threatening" iPhone map that inaccurately places a town in the outback — more than ...

Are wearable computers the 'Nextep' in police technology? Comments

Many of my articles have focused on how technology has changed — for the better! — the way police work is conducted. I have also occasionally mentioned how too much dependence on technology ...

Real-time intel for SWAT and patrol Comments

How might cops use 4G mobile broadband to send and receive real-time and near-real-time information to enhance service to their communities? ...

More for less: Using 4G technology to catch bad guys Comments

The latest version mobile broadband communications is called 4G, and it represents a significant increase in speed and capacity for the exchange of mobile data. Because of 4G, officers can spend more time ...

Technology to go: Portable applications for the street

Take your reports and any other information you need with you on a single thumb drive. ...

New anti-DWI smartphone app hits market, with kinks Video

By Brian Fraga Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A drink in one hand, a smartphone in the other. State officials hope that can be a life-saving combination. "More and more people are utilizing ...

Public safety network put to the test at RNC in Tampa

William Jackson Government Computer News TAMPA, Fla. — Police in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, used a first-of-its-kind LTE cellular network dedicated to law enforcement as part of security ...

SF police get 'Bat Computer' Comments

By PoliceOne Staff SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police will be using a new tablet app that lets officers scan plates, upload photos, dictate reports and pin locations in real-time to better predict ...

A précis on Narrowbanding Comments

In certain cases, the FCC’s Narrowbanding mandate will mean the purchase of new radios, which many cash-strapped agencies will struggle to fund. ...

Stay on top of 'flash robs' Comments

Most articles focusing on the merged topics of social media and law enforcement are concerned with managing your personal presence on the web, and that of your agency. This is certainly a worthy discussion, ...

Plate scanners raise privacy fears Comments

By Sarah Burge The Press Enterprise RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Police departments across the Inland area have embraced a new technology that helps officers on patrol to locate stolen cars, felony suspects ...

London police using terminals to collect cellphone data Comments

UPI LONDON — London's Metropolitan Police have begun extracting cellphone data from suspects held in custody, a move critics say is a "possible breach of human rights law." The data ...