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Tim Dees

Tim Dees

From 1979 to 1994, Tim Dees was a law enforcement officer in Nevada for the Reno Police Department, Reno Municipal Court, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department. Following his police career, he was a full-time criminal justice instructor at colleges in Wisconsin, West Virginia, Georgia, and Oregon. He worked as a regional training coordinator for the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards & Training, and was the first editor-in-chief at Officer.com before joining Elsevier Public Safety and LawOfficer.com in January 2008. His work has been published in nearly every major law enforcement magazine, and he is the author of a book published by Prentice-Hall. He holds a bachelor's degree in biological science from San José State University, a master of science degree in criminal justice from The University of Alabama, and the Certified Protection Professional credential from ASIS International.

content by Tim Dees

Building the Cop-Proof Computer

Never assume your equipment will receive the tender loving care you think is due. Any piece of gear you give to a cop will be beaten like a rented mule, and there s not a thing you can do about it.

Digital Cameras

Six questions to ask before you buy digital cameras

Field Narcotics Testing

Most testing kits are self-contained, one-use items that reduce the likelihood of user error and require very small samples.

Property Room Control

If the RuBee tags are interrogated by someone or something that doesn't know the secret handshake, they play possum.

Scheduling Software

Using just about any scheduling software package beats the manual method, and scheduling packages incorporate features most people can't incorporate into Excel spreadsheets the most common method of automating the task. I researched offerings from the major players in the public safety market, and a guide for you to use when making a choice follows.