Brighter is not necessarily better
When it comes to your notebook or squad-mounted computer screen, too bright at night can be just as bad as not bright enough in daytime. Try to find out how to adjust its brightness and contrast settings for optimal...
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Dealing with digital distractions
Distractions while driving are a huge issue for all drivers but for law enforcement in particular there are activities that simply must be done while driving a vehicle. Talking on a radio, looking for suspects, or...
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Tie public schools and public safety together
Lorin Bristow, a partner at Galain Solutions, a firm that helps public safety organizations secure grant funding, says that police departments have a very good opportunity to secure money in the U.S. Department of...
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Got P25? Great, but don’t forget your phone
P25 (a.k.a. APCO-25, or Project 25) refers to a suite of standards for interoperable digital radio communications for public safety agencies. Radios built to the P25 standards let first responders from all over the...
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Stay Charged
The last thing you need when you’re far from home, working a manhunt or manning the perimeter of a standoff, is to have you mobile phone go dead.
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New COPS program might enable LE technology purchases
As was reported here on PoliceOne last week, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a substantial increase to the COPS program (to the tune of about one and a quarter million dollars per year for the next five...
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Watch out for cell phone jammers
Watch out for cell phone jammers. If they haven’t already done so, criminals may soon be adding the use of cell phone “jammers” to their tool kit of nefarious activities. These handheld devices are able...
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Shortcuts for your Blackberry PDA
Following up on a short article we presented last month from P1 Technology Helpdesk columnist John Rivera on handheld mobile devices (PDAs), we've found an excellent list of “popular tips and tricks” for those of us who...
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Using voice recognition software in your squad
I work with a small department in Central Florida. We've had laptops in our patrol units for some years now and are finally capable of accessing all the information we need from the field. Recently our Chief began...
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Suspicious person contacts
This is probably nothing new to many of you, but I still see this mistake time and again: When preparing to make contact with a suspicious person, do not grab your mic for the first time while pulling up to him. Instead,...
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Anticipate addresses when responding to domestics
We all know it's not safe to park in front of the residence at a domestic disturbance, but how often have you found yourself searching for house numbers to locate the residence? Teamwork between patrol and dispatch can...
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Training for touch during emergency driving
While training new recruits about emergency/pursuit driving, park your patrol unit, blindfold the recruit and have him/her practice turning on various emergency lights and equipment by touch, without looking down at the...
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Harris Corporation
COBAN Technologies, Inc.
Telrepco
MIR Systems
L-3 Mobile-Vision, Inc
Panasonic System Communications Company of North America
Spillman Technologies, Inc.
Datalux
