Public Safety Software News & Articles

The Redwood City Police Department has added Nixle to an already robust social media communications strategy which already includes Facebook, Twitter, and CodeRED. ...

Field Training Tracker is a web-based application that duplicates all of the paper forms involved in a properly-run field training and evaluation program (FTEP). ...

University police are adding an emergency situation mobile application that streams audio and video ...

Software is everywhere. Our vehicles utilize computer software to determine the fuel/oxygen mixture to run the engine for maximum gas mileage. Some of today’s kitchen refrigerators have touch screens ...

By Tim Dees PoliceOne ContributorIf the processor, memory, hard drive and graphics card are the engine of a computer, software is the steering wheel, accelerator, brakes and navigation system. The best ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorCODY Systems C.O.B.R.A. has, for over ten years, been a tool for hundreds of local and state law enforcement agencies and thousands of officers nationwide, providing ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorAs law enforcement moves further into the technology age, the number of software applications to meet police needs continues to grow. In January, E•SPONDER, ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product Editor With reporting by Travis ParrishLexisNexis, which offers one of the largest searchable news and document databases in the world, is about to expand their Accurint ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Products EditorThe number of products promising to delivering true communications interoperability are quickly expanding as departments rush to find hard and software solutions ...

New police technology is usually met with excitement, but is sometimes met with worry. Officers and departments are frequently concerned about how they will pay for new computers or an updated license ...

While buzz surrounding its name has died down, discussions of the iPad's application capabilities certainly hasn't. According to Apple, the iPad will run almost all 140,000 apps created for the iPhone. ...

By Tim DeesEmergency management (EM) software is a tool for keeping track of all of the events, equipment, and people associated with any complex public safety activity, particularly those that are unplanned. ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorInterested in finding out where crimes are happening and what types of crime are most popular in a particular neighborhood? Look no further than the solutions ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorTexting tips to law enforcement is quickly becoming a favorite among tipsters looking for an anonymous, secure way to provide vital information. Many software ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product Editor When Columbus, Ohio, dispatchers watched in horror as their computer aided dispatch system (CAD) went down on New Year's Day 2010, because their system couldn't ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorThe internet offers a wealth of information on nearly any topic, and for law enforcement, it’s an essential resource. One piece of software that can significantly ...

Face2Face is a software program that is able to show people what their faces would look like subject to the ravages of methamphetamine abuse. It is able to show a visual prediction of the effects of meth after 6 months, 1 year, and 3 years of abuse. The visuals – especially to youth – can be astonishing. ...

A dozen public safety entities (and one private sector concern) have filed waiver requests with the FCC seeking permission to build their own regional wireless broadband networks in 700 MHz. According ...

The Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) is a complex criminal justice enterprise network of 75 local, State, and Federal member agencies in California’s San Diego and Imperial counties. ARJIS has worked closely with the Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to implement a very successful Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Mobile Project. This PDA deployment attempts to address the issues surrounding positive identification while enhancing the response to and prevention of criminal activities.