Law Enforcement Technology back issues from October 2009:
Teamwork diagnostics.(EDITOR'S LOG)
Oct 01, 2009; ... In this month's cover story, Sara Schreiber reports that as public safety systems carve out special SWAT paramedic teams, yesterday's traditions of keeping fire, EMS and police separate entities are being redefined. (Page 28) Similarly, the June issue featured a story on how multi-agency ...
JVote results.
Oct 01, 2009 ... <Pre> Do you understand the 21 foot rule to mean: Engage with lethal force before they get within 21 feet (75%) I can't engage with ...
Red Light/Green Light: public outreach isn't an option but a necessity for successful photo enforcement initiatives.
Oct 01, 2009; ... In the game Red Light/Green Light, the "it" person stands at one end of the playing field with the other players at the other end. When the "it" turns his back to the others and calls out green light, players run as fast as they can toward him. If the "it" calls out red light, the other ...
Motorcycle radar device.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Decatur Electronics partnered with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles to create the Genesis II Select police radar for use on both the FLHTP Police Electra Glide and the FLHP Police Road King. The police motorcycle radar is mounted on the ...
Traffic cones.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The Tobin Apparatus 7-inch traffic cone is a soft PVC structure with a heavy base, making it durable and wind tolerant. Its UV resistance keeps the colors bright longer. The 7-inch cones are available in six ...
IP LPR solution.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)
Oct 01, 2009 ... To improve operational efficiency, Genetec's AutoVu 4.3 offers new features such as real-time alarming and e-mail notification; color, sound and priority assignment to hotlists; covert hit notification; wildcard hotlists; permit ...
Eco-friendly knife.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Buck's PaperStone Metro is an eco-friendly, multi-function, go-everywhere knife made from 100-percent post-consumer recycled materials. The knife has a distinctive oval shape, available in blue or three creative ...
Lightweight temporary barricade.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)
Oct 01, 2009 ... DisposaCone's (a division of Vanguard ADA systems) high-visibility fluorescent orange and white cone stands up to four days of heavy wind and rain. Its adhesive tar base sticks to asphalt, concrete, glass, metal, etc. A notch at the top of the cone lets law enforcement string ...
Vehicle seat organizer bag.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The Wingman Patrol Bag from 5.11 Tactical secures to an officer's front passenger seat with a seat-belt pass-through and headrest strap, so the bag stays in place when officers hit ...
LED speed monitor.(PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Available from Precision Solar Controls, the Speed Awareness Monitor II (SAM II) display system includes a fixed speed limit sign and a large LED lamp matrix display that indicates a motorist's speed with ...
Decades of duty after dark: today's night vision capabilities give law enforcement confidence in otherwise vulnerable situations.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Night vision technology, currently in its third-generation of advancement, has been helping law enforcement take away the nighttime advantage from the criminal element and put it back in the hands of the good guys. From its earliest iteration as a grainy-image, bulky unit from the '60s to ...
Onboard video.(Night Vision)
Oct 01, 2009 ... FLIR Systems' H-Series thermal imaging cameras now offer several industry-defining features including onboard video storage with real-time clock, wireless streaming video transmission, and a ...
Hi-res thermal device.(Night Vision)
Oct 01, 2009 ... US Night Vision's ATAC 360-degree (Advanced Thermal Acquisition Camera) offers 360-degree rotation and 135-degree tilt. Models include either a hard-wired remote control or wireless handheld remote ...
Handheld observation.(Night Vision)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The NIVISYS UTAM-32 Thermal Acquisition Monocular ultra-compact handheld observation and target acquisition device may be used alone or as a clip-on weapon sight. A push button manipulated menu ...
Generation 3 night vision.(Night Vision)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Night Vision Depot's (NVD) MICRO Monocular is an ultra small, American-made Generation 3 image-intensified night vision device that can be head, helmet, weapon or camera mounted. MICRO even fits inside a pocket for concealable night surveillance. Its easily ...
Surface mount.(Night Vision)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Adams Industries (AI) offers helmet mounts for attaching ANVIS-6, ANVIS-9 and F5050/PVS-23 night vision goggles to most ballistic and non-ballistic protective helmets. The AI mount series provides a stable mounting platform for the night vision unit without sacrificing ...
Compact infrared illuminator.(Night Vision)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Designed for large areas (up to 15 acres) and long-range covert lighting applications, the ALS-20M IR Laser Illuminator from Electrophysics incorporates a high power laser diode and internal optical assembly to deliver superior infrared light output while achieving ...
Medics with guns: like Army medics, SWAT paramedic teams combine fire, EMS and police training to provide tactical defense and first "aid care in situations civilian teams can't touch.(Cover story)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Police work ban be war--unpredictable and downright dangerous. Sometimes police lines more resemble enemy territory, with flying bullets, impenetrable standoffs and erratic players. When the stakes are high, the threat of serious injury to responders can be great. So why must law ...
Mission planning.(SWAT Gear)
Oct 01, 2009 ... S.O.Tech's Tactical Mission Planning Set (TMPST) is based on military map symbols using magnetized tiles on a flexible magnetized dry erase panel. Dry ...
Tactical fixed blade.(SWAT Gear)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) presents a knife designed by Russ Kommer for special forces units. The 7.7-ounce Kommer Integral Fixed Blade includes a ...
30-round magazine.(SWAT Gear)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Collecting input from military, law enforcement and civilian shooters, TAPCO Inc. designed a dependable 30-round magazine for the firing range or deployment. Molded of ...
Doubled surveillance.(SWAT Gear)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The alternate-frequency Recon Scout reconnaissance robots from ReconRobotics enable tactical teams to operate two robots in the same environment at the same time. As a result, they get two different views of the environment, giving officers twice the situational awareness ...
Tactical gear line.(SWAT Gear)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Tactical Tailor's Law Enforcement Tactical Gear Line has been designed from the ground up for the law enforcement community, with feedback from local police officers in the field. This line includes essential ...
Response bag.(SWAT Gear)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The Bail Out Bag from 5.11, made for active shooter response situations, provides three front AR magazine pockets and side pockets for extra gear. Constructed of 1050D nylon with YKK ...
Red dot sight.(SWAT Gear)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The Insight Tech-Gear Mini Red Dot Sight (MRDS) is a lightweight, ruggedized reflex sight that mounts to many existing optics, as well as MIL-STD 1913 Picatinny and Weaver-style rails utilizing widely available aftermarket mounts. The MRDS is ...
The crime scene evidence you're ignoring: computers and cell phones aren't the only digital devices that hold evidence.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Digital devices like iPods, cameras, voice recorders, flash drives, and memory cards have become so commonplace that it is easy for first responders to assume they're unassociated with criminal activity. How can an iPod hold images, or a digital camera documents? Yet convictions ...
The health in hobbies: pursuing activities outside of the squad room can relieve job-related stress.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Inside a house located in the desert of Arizona, an officer stands in his kitchen. After a long day working in homeland security, he's looking for a respite. Within these walls, his wife Cheri nearby, he can put aside the stress of being a law enforcement officer. He puts down his badge ...
Finessing the high cost of health care: controlling escalating costs may be as simple as putting healthier, happier officers on the road.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Containment of health care costs isn't a new issue. In fact, governments ranging from small town boards to gargantuan federal agencies currently struggle to find ways to alleviate the escalating cost of health coverage at a time when a large, aging population threatens to overwhelm the ...
Take 8 (hours) and call me in the morning.
Oct 01, 2009 ... If wellness programs or care management are out of the question, there are still things you can do to promote better health and fewer trips to the hospital. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You know that smoking is bad for you; so is not getting enough sleep. Eating lots of ...
Gaining on speeders: higher accuracy and built-in video: advancements in laser systems make for more convincing enforcement and traffic safety.
Oct 01, 2009; ... As highway speeding persists at an alarming rate, with its offenders oblivious to the risk they present for themselves and other drivers, law enforcement officers are steadily adopting laser speed systems to combat it. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For decades, speed radar ...
Getting the 'big picture'.(CRIME SCENE IMAGING)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Think of a crime scene as being like a kaleidoscope. Similar to twisting the end, with the kaleidoscope's array of mirrors and colored shapes, the slightest alteration to a fresh crime scene can give an entirely different look and reality to it. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Bridging data to small jurisdictions.(COMMUNICATIONS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... "The mobility of our criminals is an increasing concern," says Jason Moen, deputy chief of the Auburn (Maine) Police Department. "We have had criminals go on multi-county crime sprees, which can be difficult for an officer to track." A CAD and RMS service company took this issue ...
Mobile data in action.(COMMUNICATIONS SPOTLIGHT)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Arizona's Tempe Police Department recently deployed a mobile communications solution to provide officers in the field with access to the latest crime fighting tools and information. The mobile hotspot technology enables Tempe officers to spend less time in the station and more ...
Multi-purpose keyboard.(Computers & Software)
Oct 01, 2009 ... The compact iKey SLK-77 features a full QWERTY keyboard layout, 12 function keys and red LED backlighting in a rugged ABS polycarbonate case measuring 9.25 inches by 3.85 inches (width-height). The durable keyboard has a keystroke endurance of ...
Online evidence collection software.(Computers & Software)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Vere Software's WebCase helps officers collect Internet information in a usable, evidentiary and reportable manner. Built to manage the cases initiated online, it was designed to simplify the collection process, aid the investigator, provide for the ...
Meth-use progression software.(Computers & Software)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Face2Face system by Abalone was developed to fight the methamphetamine epidemic by showing people at risk how their faces will look in six months, one year and three years after using meth. By personalizing the ...
Child abuse file software.(Computers & Software)
Oct 01, 2009 ... NetClean Analyze, from Global Technology Solutions, is an investigation tool for agencies working with child abuse images and videos. NetClean Analyze uses image recognition techniques to help police classify images and videos, and can catalog more ...
Paper tracking and management.(Computers & Software)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Smead Manufacturing Co.'s SmeadSoft Paper Recordkeeping 9.0 physical file tracking and management software helps organizations stay in control of critical business information. It includes several ...
Records-tracking software.(Computers & Software)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Crimestar RMS from Crimestar Corp. has been designed for record-tracking needs of small law enforcement agencies as well as big ones to easily integrate multiple reporting processes typically done on paper. The software contains a complete set of ...
Force 911 ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... Force 911 ... helped convert six Carroll County (Ga.) ...
HigherGround's ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... HigherGround's ... Capture911 system was selected by the City of Rogers (Ark.) police, 911 ...
Impeva labs ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... Impeva Labs ... received HERO certification from U.S ....
JPay Inc ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... JPay Inc ... deployed inmate kiosks at the Kansas Department of ...
Lancer Systems' ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... Lancer Systems' ... L5-20, 20 Round Translucent Magazine has been tested ...
LTU ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... LTU ... and AccessData Corp. have entered into a joint partnership ...
Pro-gard products ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... Pro-gard Products ... has acquired AOI Electrical Inc., a ...
Search Systems Inc ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... Search Systems Inc ... launched New Neighbor Alert System, a Web site that ...
Smith & Wesson Corp ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... Smith & Wesson Corp ... has commenced shipments of its ...
Tru-Spec ...
Oct 01, 2009 ... Tru-Spec ... will offer its 24-7 tactical-style pants at a ...
FBI releases '08 crime statistics.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... According to figures released in September by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation declined for the second year in a row. Property crimes also declined in 2008, marking the sixth straight year the collective estimates for these offenses dropped below the previous ...
Recovery grants to support Arizona border efforts.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Attorney General Eric Holder announced more than $5.5 million in Recovery Act funds will go to Arizona to use in fighting crime and drug trafficking as part of the Justice Department's Southwest Border Strategy. In March 2009, the department announced its Mexico Cartel Strategy, which uses ...
An unfriendly media.(MANAGING IN THE MILLENNIUM)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The uproar engendered when a black Harvard professor was arrested by a white Cambridge, Mass., police officer amazed me, particularly when President Obama condemned the officer's actions without knowing the facts. Personally, though, the most eye-opening reaction was that of the media--the ...