Technology And Communications

Predictive Modeling Becomes a Crime-Fighting Asset

For the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD), geographic information system (GIS) software provides an invaluable resource for meeting mission demands.

Posted Monday, February 2, 2009

LPR: Kootenai County Goes High Tech

As a result of the implementation of a regional LPR system, investigators have been able to solve numerous crimes that go well beyond simple auto theft.

Posted Friday, January 2, 2009

Crash & Crime Diagramming

You can't measure departure angles on scene they just don't make a protractor that big.

Posted Friday, January 2, 2009

N-Dex

Necessity is the mother of invention, and law enforcement's need to be able to share...

Posted Thursday, January 1, 2009

The young deputy thanked me for taking the lead on the call and diving into the conversation with Bette. For a moment I stared at the deputy, mindful of my own age and experience. I had been a cop probably before the day his dad mustered the courage to ask his mom out for the first time I felt old.

Posted Thursday, December 25, 2008

Radar Speed Signs

The city contacted a radar speed display manufacturer and was able to obtain a unit free of charge for a 90-day trial period, which was enough time to assess its effectiveness. Positive results were experienced immediately.

Posted Monday, December 22, 2008

Crime Mapping & Geographic Profiling

A geographic profile analysis can involve millions of calculations to produce a map illustrating the calculated probabilities of the offender living or frequenting a specific area or areas.

Posted Monday, December 22, 2008

Video Downlinking by Airborne Law Enforcement Aircraft

The airborne law enforcement sector has its share of "hot topics". It seems that video downlinking, in particular when used with the latest high definition cameras, is now one of airborne law enforcement's "hot" issues.

Posted Friday, November 28, 2008

DNA Labs-on-a-Chip

A "lab on a chip" would be a form of presumptive test, not intended to be conclusive, but sufficient to establish probable cause for an arrest or search warrant, with or without other evidence. The technology would allow investigators to introduce a DNA-bearing specimen into a handheld analyzer, allow the analyzer to process the sample, and then compare the results to those in a database such as CODIS (Combined DNA Index System).

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008