Application Deadline: February 1, 2009
For the seventh year, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is sponsoring a Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute. This technology institute will be held May 3-7, 2009 in Coronado (San Diego), California and is targeted/designed for the command staff/supervisory personnel of rural and small law enforcement agencies containing less than 50 sworn officers. Law enforcement personnel will learn about and discuss technology initiatives and issues affecting the rural and small law enforcement community. Participants will receive information and assistance on existing and developing technologies, work through problems relating to technology implementation, and exchange technology lessons learned, that are of importance to the rural and small law enforcement community.
As part of the program, participants are required to give a brief (no more than 15 minutes) PowerPoint presentation on a technology issue that their department has encountered or is in the process of implementing (i.e. implementation of a crime mapping program, new communications system, automated booking station, etc.). The presentation can be either an "issues to be dealt with" or a "lessons learned" format, depending on whether the program has been completed, and must be submitted on CD-ROM with the application.
There is no registration cost and all travel, food, and lodging expenses are paid. However, only 35 individuals will be selected to attend. Previous attendees of the NIJ Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute or the NIJ Technology Institute for Law Enforcement or Corrections are not eligible to reattend.
The deadline for submitting an application is February 1, 2009 and applications not received by that date and/or applications submitted without a CD-ROM containing the PowerPoint presentation will not be considered. The application and PowerPoint CD-ROM should be mailed to the following address:
Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center
ATTN: Rural LE Tech Institute
101 Bulldog Lane
Hazard, KY 41701
Please contact Scott Barker, Deputy Director-Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center, at 866-787-2553 or by email at ruletc1@aol.com for additional information about the NIJ Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
REQUEST for INFORMATION – RFI
This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) only. The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System, a program of the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) National Institute of Justice (NIJ), serves as an "honest broker" offering support, research findings, and technological expertise to help State and local Law Enforcement, corrections, and other criminal justice personnel perform their duties more safely and efficiently. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidencebased knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI.
This RFI is issued solely to solicit technical input from public safety officials/agencies and Industry for consideration by NIJ as it develops a performance standard for weapon (handgun) retention holsters. No product demonstrations or marketing presentations will be scheduled as a result of this market research/information gathering announcement. Specifically, through this RFI, NIJ seeks to gather test methodologies and operational performance requirements that public safety officials and Industry representatives feel should be included in the standard currently being developed, along with the rationale for these suggestions. These include test methodologies and operational requirements that address, but are not limited to, handgun retention, accessibility/usability of a holstered weapon, holster durability, and conditioning protocols to replicate field use of holsters. If a test method being suggested is currently in use, NIJ is interested in learning why that particular method and applicable parameters were chosen and what information the test results provide.
Responses to this RFI should be submitted no later than November 5, 2008 in order to ensure full consideration. The narrative section of your response (summary of recommendations) should not exceed 7 doublespaced pages. Company information, abstract, table of contents, charts, figures, appendices, and data and information supporting the recommendations, do not count toward the 7page limit for the narrative section. Responses should be sent via overnight express mail and/or email attachment, and include the vendor’s company name, address, point of contact name, email address, and telephone number. Any proprietary or company confidential information provided in the response must be clearly marked on every applicable page of the response provided. Any questions and responses should be sent to:
Jared Keller, PPE Program Manager
National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center Rocky Mountain
2050 E Iliff Avenue #228
Denver, CO 80208
(303) 8712726
Jared.keller@nlectcrm.org
This RFI is issued solely to solicit technical input from public safety officials/agencies and Industry for consideration by NIJ as it develops a performance standard for weapon (handgun) retention holsters. No product demonstrations or marketing presentations will be scheduled as a result of this market research/information gathering announcement. Specifically, through this RFI, NIJ seeks to gather test methodologies and operational performance requirements that public safety officials and Industry representatives feel should be included in the standard currently being developed, along with the rationale for these suggestions. These include test methodologies and operational requirements that address, but are not limited to, handgun retention, accessibility/usability of a holstered weapon, holster durability, and conditioning protocols to replicate field use of holsters. If a test method being suggested is currently in use, NIJ is interested in learning why that particular method and applicable parameters were chosen and what information the test results provide.
Responses to this RFI should be submitted no later than November 5, 2008 in order to ensure full consideration. The narrative section of your response (summary of recommendations) should not exceed 7 doublespaced pages. Company information, abstract, table of contents, charts, figures, appendices, and data and information supporting the recommendations, do not count toward the 7page limit for the narrative section. Responses should be sent via overnight express mail and/or email attachment, and include the vendor’s company name, address, point of contact name, email address, and telephone number. Any proprietary or company confidential information provided in the response must be clearly marked on every applicable page of the response provided. Any questions and responses should be sent to:
Jared Keller, PPE Program Manager
National Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology Center Rocky Mountain
2050 E Iliff Avenue #228
Denver, CO 80208
(303) 8712726
Jared.keller@nlectcrm.org
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The unique CCTV Camera Evaluation Service
For quite some time, it’s become increasingly obvious that vast numbers of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) security cameras, are failing to produce any useful Evidential Quality video recordings, when required to assist with criminal investigations.
Time and again, both senior police officers and industry experts have revealed to the Press, the everyday problems facing investigators trying to recover poor quality images, often obtained from incorrectly installed and maintained surveillance cameras.
Now more than ever, with an increasing awareness of the absolutely vital role for CCTV, particularly in investigations involving serious crimes and terrorism, CCTV Operators really do need to take urgent steps to improve the effectiveness of their systems, to make sure they are truly “fit for purpose”.
October 1st 2008 saw the official launch of a unique new CCTV service called “VIPER”.
Designed to provide an easy, affordable expert assessment of security camera performance, the “Video Image Performance Evaluation Report” or VIPER, is now available to indicate how well an individual camera is performing as a vital evidential security tool.
UK based CCTV Advisor ‘Doktor Jon’, has introduced what is believed to be the first ever online service, that can actually provide CCTV Operators with an impartial and independent overview of precisely how their CCTV cameras are performing, and what technical issues may need to be addressed in order for the equipment to be able to provide useful and usable evidential quality images.
The service itself is very simple ... a CCTV User can forward an image captured from an individual surveillance camera (normally supplied as a JPEG file, sent as an e-mail attachment), and a resulting VIPER assessment will be produced to report on the cameras technical and operational capabilities in 38 key areas.
VIPER reports can be ordered up by CCTV users located anywhere around the globe, and in terms of built in client confidentiality, there is no requirement for either knowing the identity of the operator, or indeed the location of the camera. The evaluation is based purely on what is seen ‘on screen’, and so provides an exceptionally affordable, practical and secure solution, to an extremely common problem ... “how can I find out if my CCTV cameras are working well?”.
The first VIPER assessment is designed for fixed video surveillance cameras, and a number of additional VIPER evaluations are being developed for other types of CCTV, for example remote control Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) units.
Jon, the principle CCTV Advisor from the website doktorjon.co.uk has said that “Previously, cctv users have only been able to have their cameras performance evaluated independently, by employing the services of a specialist CCTV Consultant, and that can often prove to be very expensive. Now with the launch of VIPER, anyone can check whether their cameras are working well, and without breaking the bank”; -commenting on the importance of VIPER, he says “Law Enforcement Officers have long been complaining about the very poor quality of many CCTV recordings; from the extremely positive comments received to date, this looks like exactly what’s needed to help raise the performance, suitability and effectiveness of vital Forensic Surveillance evidence”.
More information at http://www.doktorjon.co.uk/cctvimage.html
or e-mail to:- viper[at]doktorjon.co.uk
Notes for Editors:- Doktor Jon is a UK based specialist CCTV Advisor working in the Industry since 1978. In June 2004, he launched his personal website project at http://www.doktorjon.co.uk , which has since grown into a unique site with almost 1,600 pages of information and advice on all aspects of “The Use and Application of CCTV”; to date it has attracted nearly two and a half million hits, and visitors from 141 countries.
Time and again, both senior police officers and industry experts have revealed to the Press, the everyday problems facing investigators trying to recover poor quality images, often obtained from incorrectly installed and maintained surveillance cameras.
Now more than ever, with an increasing awareness of the absolutely vital role for CCTV, particularly in investigations involving serious crimes and terrorism, CCTV Operators really do need to take urgent steps to improve the effectiveness of their systems, to make sure they are truly “fit for purpose”.
October 1st 2008 saw the official launch of a unique new CCTV service called “VIPER”.
Designed to provide an easy, affordable expert assessment of security camera performance, the “Video Image Performance Evaluation Report” or VIPER, is now available to indicate how well an individual camera is performing as a vital evidential security tool.
UK based CCTV Advisor ‘Doktor Jon’, has introduced what is believed to be the first ever online service, that can actually provide CCTV Operators with an impartial and independent overview of precisely how their CCTV cameras are performing, and what technical issues may need to be addressed in order for the equipment to be able to provide useful and usable evidential quality images.
The service itself is very simple ... a CCTV User can forward an image captured from an individual surveillance camera (normally supplied as a JPEG file, sent as an e-mail attachment), and a resulting VIPER assessment will be produced to report on the cameras technical and operational capabilities in 38 key areas.
VIPER reports can be ordered up by CCTV users located anywhere around the globe, and in terms of built in client confidentiality, there is no requirement for either knowing the identity of the operator, or indeed the location of the camera. The evaluation is based purely on what is seen ‘on screen’, and so provides an exceptionally affordable, practical and secure solution, to an extremely common problem ... “how can I find out if my CCTV cameras are working well?”.
The first VIPER assessment is designed for fixed video surveillance cameras, and a number of additional VIPER evaluations are being developed for other types of CCTV, for example remote control Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) units.
Jon, the principle CCTV Advisor from the website doktorjon.co.uk has said that “Previously, cctv users have only been able to have their cameras performance evaluated independently, by employing the services of a specialist CCTV Consultant, and that can often prove to be very expensive. Now with the launch of VIPER, anyone can check whether their cameras are working well, and without breaking the bank”; -commenting on the importance of VIPER, he says “Law Enforcement Officers have long been complaining about the very poor quality of many CCTV recordings; from the extremely positive comments received to date, this looks like exactly what’s needed to help raise the performance, suitability and effectiveness of vital Forensic Surveillance evidence”.
More information at http://www.doktorjon.co.uk/cctvimage.html
or e-mail to:- viper[at]doktorjon.co.uk
Notes for Editors:- Doktor Jon is a UK based specialist CCTV Advisor working in the Industry since 1978. In June 2004, he launched his personal website project at http://www.doktorjon.co.uk , which has since grown into a unique site with almost 1,600 pages of information and advice on all aspects of “The Use and Application of CCTV”; to date it has attracted nearly two and a half million hits, and visitors from 141 countries.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Geography and Public Safety Bulletin
The third issue of the Geography and Public Safety Bulletin newsletter is now available.
This issue examines how the nationwide home foreclosure crisis has affected crime, police practice, and public policy. Articles show that geographic information systems can assess how foreclosures influence crime trends and improve city cleanup of graffiti and blight. Additionally, the issue describes the tenets of the broken windows policing theory, and how this theory explains why police and public planners must react quickly, before crime has a chance to escalate.
Access Issue III of the Geography and Public Safety Bulletin: Volume 1, Issue III - Fall 2008 (pdf, 20 pages).
This issue examines how the nationwide home foreclosure crisis has affected crime, police practice, and public policy. Articles show that geographic information systems can assess how foreclosures influence crime trends and improve city cleanup of graffiti and blight. Additionally, the issue describes the tenets of the broken windows policing theory, and how this theory explains why police and public planners must react quickly, before crime has a chance to escalate.
Access Issue III of the Geography and Public Safety Bulletin: Volume 1, Issue III - Fall 2008 (pdf, 20 pages).
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Public Safety Technology in the News
Transit Police Look At Text-Messaging
Washington Post, (09/14/2008), Lena H. Sun
Metro Transit Police are considering joining the growing number of Law enforcement agencies that allow citizens to report crimes through text messaging. Text messaging will not replace other ways of reporting problems, such as alerting train operators or calling the Transit Police. But sending a text message from a cell phone or BlackBerry could help passengers who feel intimated or threatened if they openly report criminal activity using the train intercom or phone. Transit Police plan to test the idea using Metro employees who have Blackberrys. The employees will use text messaging to report problems they encounter during their daily routine. Other agencies in the Washington, D.C. area that have text-messaging programs include the Metropolitan Police Department and the Fairfax County (Virginia) Police Department.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR2008091302194.html
Missing Boy Found With Radio Device
WCBV-TV Boston, (09/14/2008)
Rescuers in Massachusetts found a 10-year-old autistic boy only 18 minutes after he disappeared thanks to a tracking device the boy was wearing. The boy was with his caregiver near his home in Sherborn when he ran into the woods. Firefighters found the boy quickly because of a tracking device provided by Project Lifesaver International that is worn on the ankle and emits a tracking signal. Project Lifesaver International said average recovery time for people wearing the device is less than 30 minutes.
www.thebostonchannel.com/news/17471963/detail.html
Sheltering a Sex Offender in Texas? Check the Database!
Government technology, (09/12/2008), Corey Mckenna
To aid emergency shelters and protect evacuees during Hurricane Ike, Texas authorities established a 24-hour, toll-free emergency hotline to identify sex offenders. The hotline established by the state Office of the Attorney General allows shelter personnel to call, fax or e-mail inquiries as to whether an evacuee is a registered sex offender. Law enforcement officials then access and share information through database searches. Shelter managers can then coordinate special housing if necessary. In December 2007 Texas began using a statewide citizen-evacuation management tracking system. In the event of an emergency, evacuees are registered and issued a barcoded RFID wristband as they board an evacuee bus. The buses are equipped with GPS systems, and when they reach their destination, the evacuees information is updated. This allows state employees to respond to inquires from family members and help reunite families separated during a disaster.
www.govtech.com/gt/410273?topic=117680
Tough Life Approaching for Criminals
WIBV-TV, (09/12/2008)
Crime solving in New York's Erie County just got a little easier. The new $5 million Erie County Crime Analysis Center links more than 20 Law enforcement agencies by sharing intelligence data. Ten trained analysts man the center. Analysis involves a variety of criminal activity and criminals who may be on the move. The computer also processes information to help identify crime patterns and hotspots.
www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9000582
Security Begins At Home
The Sun Chronicle, (09/11/2008), Rick Foster
Massachusetts is implementing a Statewide Information Sharing System for Law enforcement. When fully operational, the system, known as SWISS, will collect and store information from Law enforcement agencies in all of the state's 351 cities and towns. SWISS will also connect to databases in all 50 states and the FBI. Data could be accessed in police cruisers using laptop computers. Several jurisdictions in the state already link to each other under their own system that allows officers to share data on criminal investigations and vehicle records. Existing database sharing systems will be able to share information with SWISS.
www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2008/09/11/news/3621981.txt
Caught on the Web
Santa Barbara Independent, (09/14/2008), Chris Meagher
Social networking sites in the Internet are providing Law enforcement with additional tools to fight crime. Sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com can reveal clues to an individual's activities, such as gang membership. MySpace distributes a Law enforcement guide, and has a 24-hour hotline through which investigators can make emergency requests for information. To obtain access to information beyond what is available to the general public, Law enforcement must show a legal reason and obtain authority such as a search warrant or court order. Authorities can seek a subpoena to open an individual's private messages.
www.independent.com/news/2008/sep/14/caught-web/
False Alarms Common With GPS Monitoring
Connecticut Law Tribune, (09/22/2008), Douglas S. Malan and Paul Sussman
Law enforcement authorities who use global positioning systems (GPS) to monitor parolees are finding that the devices provide a surprising number of false alerts. A report prepared by the Indiana Department of Correction in 2007 found that while GPS is useful for tracking parolees' whereabouts, "loss of coverage and faulty alerts may prevent GPS technology from completing its intended task." The study said GPS could overwhelm police with faulty alerts, but that the number should drop as technology evolves. In Connecticut the GPS units tracking a released serial rapist registered 44 false alerts in 11 months, according to the man's attorney. A 2007 study in Arizona found that during the state's first year of using GPS monitoring, more than 350,000 false alerts were generated by 140 people wearing monitoring devices. Factors that can lead to false alarms include low batteries. About two dozen states use some form of GPS monitoring to track offenders.
www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=31533
New FBI technology: eGuardian
Right Side News, (09/19/2008)
A new FBI system will allow local, state, and federal agencies to share and track terrorism information and suspicious activities. The eGuardian system is a spinoff of a classified tool called Guardian, which the FBI has been using internally for the past four years. FBI field offices uses Guardian to report suspicious activity and potential terrorism threats. The reports are analyzed by agents at FBI headquarters. With eGuardian, other agencies will be able to run searches and enter their own reports. eGuardian will be available to more than 18,000 agencies through the FBI's secure Law enforcement Online portal. Reports will be automatically sent to a central hub for review by FBI analysts, who will either monitor, close or refer the report to an FBI terror task force. eGuardian is being piloted by several agencies before being phased in nationwide later this year.
www.rightsidenews.com/200809191987/homeland-security/new-fbi-technology-eguardian.html
DNA Helps Solve Two Cold Case Murders
The Southern, (09/18/2008), Blackwell Thomas
A new technique for identifying DNA is helping police in Illinois solve old murder cases. The technique, known as Mini-STR sampling, enables authorities to use damaged or decayed DNA samples that would have previously been unusable. Police in Carbondale announced in September that they had closed a 1976 murder case using skin samples taken from under the fingernails of the female victim's left hand at the time of the autopsy 32 years ago. Police also closed a 1975 murder case. The identified suspect in both cases died in 1993 while on death row for the murder of a third woman. William Frank, a DNA research coordinator with the Illinois State Police lab, explained that compared to earlier technology, the new technology has increased by a factor of 100 the ability of scientists to identify DNA.
www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/09/18/front_page/25943760.txt
Fake Identification a Thing of the Past?
Naples News, (09/11/2008), Ryan Mills
Two Florida Law enforcement agencies are testing a program to assist in positive identification of people using a portable electronic fingerprint device. Rapid ID scans two fingerprint images and compares them to a statewide database that contains information on 4 million individuals that have been arrested in Florida or are the subject of arrest warrants. The Collier County Sheriff's Office says the technology can come in handy when confusion exists over someone's identity, such as during a traffic stop. Driver's licenses can be altered or fraudulently copied. If Rapid ID produces a match, the individual's criminal history and warrants will be delivered to the computer in the deputy's car within minutes.
www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/11/collier-county-sheriffs-office-pilots-fingerprint-
Washington Post, (09/14/2008), Lena H. Sun
Metro Transit Police are considering joining the growing number of Law enforcement agencies that allow citizens to report crimes through text messaging. Text messaging will not replace other ways of reporting problems, such as alerting train operators or calling the Transit Police. But sending a text message from a cell phone or BlackBerry could help passengers who feel intimated or threatened if they openly report criminal activity using the train intercom or phone. Transit Police plan to test the idea using Metro employees who have Blackberrys. The employees will use text messaging to report problems they encounter during their daily routine. Other agencies in the Washington, D.C. area that have text-messaging programs include the Metropolitan Police Department and the Fairfax County (Virginia) Police Department.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR2008091302194.html
Missing Boy Found With Radio Device
WCBV-TV Boston, (09/14/2008)
Rescuers in Massachusetts found a 10-year-old autistic boy only 18 minutes after he disappeared thanks to a tracking device the boy was wearing. The boy was with his caregiver near his home in Sherborn when he ran into the woods. Firefighters found the boy quickly because of a tracking device provided by Project Lifesaver International that is worn on the ankle and emits a tracking signal. Project Lifesaver International said average recovery time for people wearing the device is less than 30 minutes.
www.thebostonchannel.com/news/17471963/detail.html
Sheltering a Sex Offender in Texas? Check the Database!
Government technology, (09/12/2008), Corey Mckenna
To aid emergency shelters and protect evacuees during Hurricane Ike, Texas authorities established a 24-hour, toll-free emergency hotline to identify sex offenders. The hotline established by the state Office of the Attorney General allows shelter personnel to call, fax or e-mail inquiries as to whether an evacuee is a registered sex offender. Law enforcement officials then access and share information through database searches. Shelter managers can then coordinate special housing if necessary. In December 2007 Texas began using a statewide citizen-evacuation management tracking system. In the event of an emergency, evacuees are registered and issued a barcoded RFID wristband as they board an evacuee bus. The buses are equipped with GPS systems, and when they reach their destination, the evacuees information is updated. This allows state employees to respond to inquires from family members and help reunite families separated during a disaster.
www.govtech.com/gt/410273?topic=117680
Tough Life Approaching for Criminals
WIBV-TV, (09/12/2008)
Crime solving in New York's Erie County just got a little easier. The new $5 million Erie County Crime Analysis Center links more than 20 Law enforcement agencies by sharing intelligence data. Ten trained analysts man the center. Analysis involves a variety of criminal activity and criminals who may be on the move. The computer also processes information to help identify crime patterns and hotspots.
www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9000582
Security Begins At Home
The Sun Chronicle, (09/11/2008), Rick Foster
Massachusetts is implementing a Statewide Information Sharing System for Law enforcement. When fully operational, the system, known as SWISS, will collect and store information from Law enforcement agencies in all of the state's 351 cities and towns. SWISS will also connect to databases in all 50 states and the FBI. Data could be accessed in police cruisers using laptop computers. Several jurisdictions in the state already link to each other under their own system that allows officers to share data on criminal investigations and vehicle records. Existing database sharing systems will be able to share information with SWISS.
www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2008/09/11/news/3621981.txt
Caught on the Web
Santa Barbara Independent, (09/14/2008), Chris Meagher
Social networking sites in the Internet are providing Law enforcement with additional tools to fight crime. Sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com can reveal clues to an individual's activities, such as gang membership. MySpace distributes a Law enforcement guide, and has a 24-hour hotline through which investigators can make emergency requests for information. To obtain access to information beyond what is available to the general public, Law enforcement must show a legal reason and obtain authority such as a search warrant or court order. Authorities can seek a subpoena to open an individual's private messages.
www.independent.com/news/2008/sep/14/caught-web/
False Alarms Common With GPS Monitoring
Connecticut Law Tribune, (09/22/2008), Douglas S. Malan and Paul Sussman
Law enforcement authorities who use global positioning systems (GPS) to monitor parolees are finding that the devices provide a surprising number of false alerts. A report prepared by the Indiana Department of Correction in 2007 found that while GPS is useful for tracking parolees' whereabouts, "loss of coverage and faulty alerts may prevent GPS technology from completing its intended task." The study said GPS could overwhelm police with faulty alerts, but that the number should drop as technology evolves. In Connecticut the GPS units tracking a released serial rapist registered 44 false alerts in 11 months, according to the man's attorney. A 2007 study in Arizona found that during the state's first year of using GPS monitoring, more than 350,000 false alerts were generated by 140 people wearing monitoring devices. Factors that can lead to false alarms include low batteries. About two dozen states use some form of GPS monitoring to track offenders.
www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=31533
New FBI technology: eGuardian
Right Side News, (09/19/2008)
A new FBI system will allow local, state, and federal agencies to share and track terrorism information and suspicious activities. The eGuardian system is a spinoff of a classified tool called Guardian, which the FBI has been using internally for the past four years. FBI field offices uses Guardian to report suspicious activity and potential terrorism threats. The reports are analyzed by agents at FBI headquarters. With eGuardian, other agencies will be able to run searches and enter their own reports. eGuardian will be available to more than 18,000 agencies through the FBI's secure Law enforcement Online portal. Reports will be automatically sent to a central hub for review by FBI analysts, who will either monitor, close or refer the report to an FBI terror task force. eGuardian is being piloted by several agencies before being phased in nationwide later this year.
www.rightsidenews.com/200809191987/homeland-security/new-fbi-technology-eguardian.html
DNA Helps Solve Two Cold Case Murders
The Southern, (09/18/2008), Blackwell Thomas
A new technique for identifying DNA is helping police in Illinois solve old murder cases. The technique, known as Mini-STR sampling, enables authorities to use damaged or decayed DNA samples that would have previously been unusable. Police in Carbondale announced in September that they had closed a 1976 murder case using skin samples taken from under the fingernails of the female victim's left hand at the time of the autopsy 32 years ago. Police also closed a 1975 murder case. The identified suspect in both cases died in 1993 while on death row for the murder of a third woman. William Frank, a DNA research coordinator with the Illinois State Police lab, explained that compared to earlier technology, the new technology has increased by a factor of 100 the ability of scientists to identify DNA.
www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/09/18/front_page/25943760.txt
Fake Identification a Thing of the Past?
Naples News, (09/11/2008), Ryan Mills
Two Florida Law enforcement agencies are testing a program to assist in positive identification of people using a portable electronic fingerprint device. Rapid ID scans two fingerprint images and compares them to a statewide database that contains information on 4 million individuals that have been arrested in Florida or are the subject of arrest warrants. The Collier County Sheriff's Office says the technology can come in handy when confusion exists over someone's identity, such as during a traffic stop. Driver's licenses can be altered or fraudulently copied. If Rapid ID produces a match, the individual's criminal history and warrants will be delivered to the computer in the deputy's car within minutes.
www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/sep/11/collier-county-sheriffs-office-pilots-fingerprint-
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
13th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders
Date: October 10-14, 2009
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi is your destination for the 13th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders. The 2009 conference is hosted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and co-sponsored by Association on Programs for Female Offenders (APFO).
Harmony Beyond Boundaries, Blending new challenges with Emerging Ideas. This theme is especially appropriate as we come together representing our diverse backgrounds and experience to strategize on our common goals: Addressing needs, policy implications, practices, management, and treatment of female offenders in the adult and juvenile systems.
Workshops, guest speakers, exhibits, socials, and personal networking set the stage for our exchange of best practices. What better venue than the state with magnolias, moonlight, and music. On behalf of the conference planning committee, we invite you to attend five days of stimulating and informative presentations related to the management and treatment of this diverse population.
Together, we have made tremendous efforts at the local, state and national level. Blending our efforts brings harmony beyond boundaries. If you have never attended one of the bi-annual conferences, please consider attending in 2009 – we look forward to seeing you in Jackson!
More Information
www.ajfo.org
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi is your destination for the 13th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders. The 2009 conference is hosted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and co-sponsored by Association on Programs for Female Offenders (APFO).
Harmony Beyond Boundaries, Blending new challenges with Emerging Ideas. This theme is especially appropriate as we come together representing our diverse backgrounds and experience to strategize on our common goals: Addressing needs, policy implications, practices, management, and treatment of female offenders in the adult and juvenile systems.
Workshops, guest speakers, exhibits, socials, and personal networking set the stage for our exchange of best practices. What better venue than the state with magnolias, moonlight, and music. On behalf of the conference planning committee, we invite you to attend five days of stimulating and informative presentations related to the management and treatment of this diverse population.
Together, we have made tremendous efforts at the local, state and national level. Blending our efforts brings harmony beyond boundaries. If you have never attended one of the bi-annual conferences, please consider attending in 2009 – we look forward to seeing you in Jackson!
More Information
www.ajfo.org
Monday, September 29, 2008
Domestic Violence Training for School Officials.
On October 2, 2008, Senator Gloria Romero and Assemblymember Mike Eng will host a free training for school officials for October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Alhambra, CA – October 2, 2008 – Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero and Assemblymember Mike Eng join forces with the Asian and Pacific Islander Domestic Violence (API DV) Task Force to present a free training to San Gabriel Valley school counselors on the effects of domestic violence on youth for October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sponsored by Soroptimist International of Monterey Park/Rosemead, the training will be held at the Alhambra office of the Asian Pacific Women’s Center on October 2nd, from 10 am to 12:30 pm.
The training highlights the devastating effects of domestic violence on immigrant youth who grow up observing the domestic violence between their parents. The trainers, Dr. Michi Fu from the Asian Pacific Family Center, Carrey Wong, Esq. from the Neighborhood Legal Services, and Chun-Yen Chen, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Women’s Center will address the cultural and legal issues that affect immigrant youth survivors, particularly those with Asian and Pacific Islander backgrounds.
School officials are often in the position to first identify youth who are dealing with domestic violence at home. Failing grades, depression, and involvement in gang activity can indicate that the troubles at home may stem from domestic violence. The training will help school officials understand the causes and effects of domestic violence in immigrant youth and provide resources for schools to assist the youth and their families.
By focusing on the youth, the API DV Task Force is trying to break the cycle of domestic violence. “Studies clearly show that kids who grow up with domestic violence in their homes often become victims or perpetrators of domestic violence when they are adults so the goal of this training is to help school officials identify youth who may be struggling with this issue to provide help,” says API DV Task Force Co-Chair Grayce Wey Liu. Her Co-Chair, Maria Foster adds: “Domestic violence is a preventable social problem that requires collective action to address. We appreciate Senator Romero and Assemblymember Eng’s contribution to raise the awareness of this problem, which affects community members of all ages.
To RSVP for the training, call (213) 250-2977. The Asian Pacific Women Center’s Alhambra office is located at 405 N. Stoneman Ave., Alhambra, CA 91801. Complimentary breakfast is provided. CEU’s are available to health care professionals.
The API DV Task Force was formed by a group of domestic violence program social service agencies and community members in November 2004. Its mission is to eliminate domestic violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles County by providing outreach, education, and advocacy. The members include shelters, legal services, law enforcement, healthcare professionals, family services, advocates, and community members at large. For more information, go to www.apidvtf.org.
Contact: Maria Foster, Co-Chair
API DV Task Force (951) 313-7531
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Public Safety Technology in the News
Tennessee Meth Task Force Adopts Mobile Narcotics Detection Solution
Government Technology, (08/28/2008)
Tennessee Meth Task Force (TMTF) agents now have a tool at their disposal that can provide near-instant detection and identification of narcotics and explosives in the field. The three MobileTrace units are capable of providing agents with reports in seconds that can then be submitted as evidence in court for drug-related prosecutions. The TMTF's previous tool for this type of work was a desktop device that limited mobility that was not capable of field detection. The unit's dual-mode ability detects narcotics and a wide array of explosives, and longer battery life provides agents with a tool that is effective, efficient, and ensures their safety.
www.govtech.com/gt/401898?topic=117680
TGen Find Promises Big Leap in Forensics
The Arizona Republic, (08/29/2008), Ken Alltucker
An "accidental discovery" by a team of researchers from Translational Genomics Research Institute and UCLA found that a technique used to identify disease triggers in a patient can also be used to identify individuals based on DNA samples from a busy crime scene. Using mixtures of DNA, the scientists were able to analyze the samples using microarrays, a high-powered automated technology to isolate an individual's DNA. The scientists concluded that the technology could isolate an individual's DNA even if the sample included 200 other DNA samples. This ability to isolate DNA samples from mixtures that large could help law enforcement with investigations of crime scenes such as a busy convenience store or a bank, where the samples often go unused because of the amount of DNA samples involved.
www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/08/29/20080829biz-dnaswab0829.html
police Using GPS. Units as Evidence in Crimes
The New York Times, (08/31/2008), Associated Press
The popularity of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) is helping authorities investigate crimes. Originally developed for use by military, GPS began showing up in the 1990s in consumer cars and trucks. Costs have dropped and the units have become more portable, which has made them more accessible. GPS has become a useful tool for the public, but now prosecutors and police are beginning to learn the full potential of these units for use as evidence. In 2005, a family was murdered in Chicago, and the suspect was convicted and sentenced to death this year based on data that was retrieved from the GPS unit in his SUV. The use of GPS can establish a defendant's whereabouts.
www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/31gps.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
Deputies' Cars to Get Digital Upgrade
The Arizona Republic, (09/04/2008), Yvonne Wingett and JJ Hensley
Maricopa County will be purchasing an upgraded communications system to speed sheriff's deputies' response to emergency calls. The new system will replace standard radios in patrol cars and provide deputies instant access to multiple databases prior to engaging suspects or responding to calls. It allows deputies to check for warrants and other information without radioing and waiting for dispatch to respond. Computerized equipment, similar to laptops, will initially cost the county about $2 million, with an annual maintenance cost of $850,000. At this point, it is unclear how this system will impact the department's self-imposed response time of 5 minutes or less on priority one calls, but the agency hopes is it will help the agency maintain that goal or come in under it.
www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/09/04/20080904MCSOresponse0904.html
City Uses Technology to Track Speeders
NBC4, (09/04/2008), Denise Yost
Columbus city officials will be deploying 10 smart speed trailers throughout the city to capture data relating to when and where speeding is occurring. City officials will then turn the data over to the city police to evaluate and use to decide where to deploy officers. Also, the city plans to implement a rotating schedule for placing the trailers, using information from the community through requests received on the city's 311 information line.
www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/crime_watch.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-09-04-0019.html
New 911 Technology is Call of the Future
The Telegraph, (09/06/2008), Cynthia M. Ellis
At the National Emergency Numbers Association conference, Madison County 911 coordinator Bill Gamblin stated, "There is a generation of people who doesn't leave home with out their [cell] phone." This is the premise and driving force behind the creation and development of the Next Generation 911, or NG991, that is an updated 911 system that can use and be accessed in a wireless society. It would allow witnesses to a catastrophic or HAZMAT event to use their cell phones to provide video footage of the event, still images, or allow text messages describing the scene. It would also interact with automated vehicle systems that would alert the 911 center in response to an airbag deploy and provide 911 with the car driver's medical records. For the first responders, this system would then provide the chance for dispatchers to forward the footage and images to allow the responders a chance to understand and prepare for the scene prior to arrival.
www.thetelegraph.com/news/gamblin_17981___article.html/ng911_calls.html
DNA Testing Expands to Lesser Crimes
The Washington Post, (09/08/2008), Dan Morse
Advances in the processing of DNA samples from crime scenes have made it a tool not only to be used for crimes like rape and murder, but also for the less violent crimes like burglary, robbery, and drug dealing. An example of that is a 2002 Starbucks robbery case in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the suspect left behind a half-empty cup of coffee. No arrests were made in the case.. Then in 2007 the DNA sample was run against the state's database of felons and a there was a match. The suspect is on trial. Prosecutors hope the introduction of DNA sampling into these less violent crimes will speed the criminal justice process by leading to more guilty pleas. The director of Montgomery County's crime lab hopes that by spring his lab will be using robots to extract DNA samples. The robots and a new gene sequencing technology are hoped to increase DNA analysis by 30 percent and make it a more efficient tool for the less violent crimes.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090702340.html?hpid=moreheadlines
A Way to Find Hidden Fingerprints
Technology Review, (09/04/2008), Brittany Sauser
Physical evidence is needed by investigators to tie a criminal to a crime and that physical evidence can be as small as a fingerprint. But sometimes that evidence can't be seen because it has been washed away or because of the violent nature of the crime. In an explosion or in the case of arson, the print can be removed. Now with the discovery by Forensic Scientist John Bond, those invisible prints can be found. The findings are that when metals such as copper or brass come into contact with the oils and chemicals that make up a fingerprint, the metals corrode slightly. The corroded spots can only be removed with abrasive cleaning. In order for this invisible print to become visible, investigators have to apply voltage to the metal and apply a metallic powder that adheres to the areas that have corroded. This technique can be used for things like shell casings or metal shrapnel from a bomb, but because of the small nature of these pieces of evidence, getting a reliable fi! ngerprint becomes an issue.
www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21331/?a=f
New York City Enhances Technology for Crime Fighting
InformationWeek, (09/10/2008), K.C. Jones
New York City will now have the ability to accept photos or videos from citizens regarding quality of life complaints and reports of criminal activity. This comes after the New York Police Department last month announced it's ability to accept tips via text messages. The implementation of this sort of technology is a fulfillment of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's State of the City promise. Callers can either contact 911 to report criminal activity or 311 for quality of life complaints. For criminal reports, detectives will follow up the original 911 call and explain how to provide the video or photographs to police. For quality of life complaints callers inform the dispatcher that they have photos or video to provide and receive instructions from the dispatcher or they are directed to the New York City homepage to upload their information. Bloomberg feels the new technology will bring the city up a level regarding fighting crime and making city government accountable for condit! ions in the city.
www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/cameras/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210600911&subSection=All+Stories
police Probe Cell Phones to Thwart Criminals
San Francisco Chronicle, (09/08/2008), Tom Abate
Wireless technology available to would-be criminals dictates that the law enforcement community look in new places for evidence. For the San Francisco police that means adoption of new technology that extracts evidence from cell phones. San Francisco has acquired technology from multiple vendors that allows police to extract data such as text messages, contact lists, or images that the user may have thought were deleted from the phone's memory. The commercial version of these devices allows consumers to transfer data from one phone to the other in the event of a phone upgrade or change in service provider. For law enforcement, however, the technology allows extraction of data to help prevent corruption of evidence.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/07/BUPA12OC2V.DTL
Government Technology, (08/28/2008)
Tennessee Meth Task Force (TMTF) agents now have a tool at their disposal that can provide near-instant detection and identification of narcotics and explosives in the field. The three MobileTrace units are capable of providing agents with reports in seconds that can then be submitted as evidence in court for drug-related prosecutions. The TMTF's previous tool for this type of work was a desktop device that limited mobility that was not capable of field detection. The unit's dual-mode ability detects narcotics and a wide array of explosives, and longer battery life provides agents with a tool that is effective, efficient, and ensures their safety.
www.govtech.com/gt/401898?topic=117680
TGen Find Promises Big Leap in Forensics
The Arizona Republic, (08/29/2008), Ken Alltucker
An "accidental discovery" by a team of researchers from Translational Genomics Research Institute and UCLA found that a technique used to identify disease triggers in a patient can also be used to identify individuals based on DNA samples from a busy crime scene. Using mixtures of DNA, the scientists were able to analyze the samples using microarrays, a high-powered automated technology to isolate an individual's DNA. The scientists concluded that the technology could isolate an individual's DNA even if the sample included 200 other DNA samples. This ability to isolate DNA samples from mixtures that large could help law enforcement with investigations of crime scenes such as a busy convenience store or a bank, where the samples often go unused because of the amount of DNA samples involved.
www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/08/29/20080829biz-dnaswab0829.html
police Using GPS. Units as Evidence in Crimes
The New York Times, (08/31/2008), Associated Press
The popularity of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) is helping authorities investigate crimes. Originally developed for use by military, GPS began showing up in the 1990s in consumer cars and trucks. Costs have dropped and the units have become more portable, which has made them more accessible. GPS has become a useful tool for the public, but now prosecutors and police are beginning to learn the full potential of these units for use as evidence. In 2005, a family was murdered in Chicago, and the suspect was convicted and sentenced to death this year based on data that was retrieved from the GPS unit in his SUV. The use of GPS can establish a defendant's whereabouts.
www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/us/31gps.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
Deputies' Cars to Get Digital Upgrade
The Arizona Republic, (09/04/2008), Yvonne Wingett and JJ Hensley
Maricopa County will be purchasing an upgraded communications system to speed sheriff's deputies' response to emergency calls. The new system will replace standard radios in patrol cars and provide deputies instant access to multiple databases prior to engaging suspects or responding to calls. It allows deputies to check for warrants and other information without radioing and waiting for dispatch to respond. Computerized equipment, similar to laptops, will initially cost the county about $2 million, with an annual maintenance cost of $850,000. At this point, it is unclear how this system will impact the department's self-imposed response time of 5 minutes or less on priority one calls, but the agency hopes is it will help the agency maintain that goal or come in under it.
www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/09/04/20080904MCSOresponse0904.html
City Uses Technology to Track Speeders
NBC4, (09/04/2008), Denise Yost
Columbus city officials will be deploying 10 smart speed trailers throughout the city to capture data relating to when and where speeding is occurring. City officials will then turn the data over to the city police to evaluate and use to decide where to deploy officers. Also, the city plans to implement a rotating schedule for placing the trailers, using information from the community through requests received on the city's 311 information line.
www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/crime_watch.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-09-04-0019.html
New 911 Technology is Call of the Future
The Telegraph, (09/06/2008), Cynthia M. Ellis
At the National Emergency Numbers Association conference, Madison County 911 coordinator Bill Gamblin stated, "There is a generation of people who doesn't leave home with out their [cell] phone." This is the premise and driving force behind the creation and development of the Next Generation 911, or NG991, that is an updated 911 system that can use and be accessed in a wireless society. It would allow witnesses to a catastrophic or HAZMAT event to use their cell phones to provide video footage of the event, still images, or allow text messages describing the scene. It would also interact with automated vehicle systems that would alert the 911 center in response to an airbag deploy and provide 911 with the car driver's medical records. For the first responders, this system would then provide the chance for dispatchers to forward the footage and images to allow the responders a chance to understand and prepare for the scene prior to arrival.
www.thetelegraph.com/news/gamblin_17981___article.html/ng911_calls.html
DNA Testing Expands to Lesser Crimes
The Washington Post, (09/08/2008), Dan Morse
Advances in the processing of DNA samples from crime scenes have made it a tool not only to be used for crimes like rape and murder, but also for the less violent crimes like burglary, robbery, and drug dealing. An example of that is a 2002 Starbucks robbery case in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the suspect left behind a half-empty cup of coffee. No arrests were made in the case.. Then in 2007 the DNA sample was run against the state's database of felons and a there was a match. The suspect is on trial. Prosecutors hope the introduction of DNA sampling into these less violent crimes will speed the criminal justice process by leading to more guilty pleas. The director of Montgomery County's crime lab hopes that by spring his lab will be using robots to extract DNA samples. The robots and a new gene sequencing technology are hoped to increase DNA analysis by 30 percent and make it a more efficient tool for the less violent crimes.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090702340.html?hpid=moreheadlines
A Way to Find Hidden Fingerprints
Technology Review, (09/04/2008), Brittany Sauser
Physical evidence is needed by investigators to tie a criminal to a crime and that physical evidence can be as small as a fingerprint. But sometimes that evidence can't be seen because it has been washed away or because of the violent nature of the crime. In an explosion or in the case of arson, the print can be removed. Now with the discovery by Forensic Scientist John Bond, those invisible prints can be found. The findings are that when metals such as copper or brass come into contact with the oils and chemicals that make up a fingerprint, the metals corrode slightly. The corroded spots can only be removed with abrasive cleaning. In order for this invisible print to become visible, investigators have to apply voltage to the metal and apply a metallic powder that adheres to the areas that have corroded. This technique can be used for things like shell casings or metal shrapnel from a bomb, but because of the small nature of these pieces of evidence, getting a reliable fi! ngerprint becomes an issue.
www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21331/?a=f
New York City Enhances Technology for Crime Fighting
InformationWeek, (09/10/2008), K.C. Jones
New York City will now have the ability to accept photos or videos from citizens regarding quality of life complaints and reports of criminal activity. This comes after the New York Police Department last month announced it's ability to accept tips via text messages. The implementation of this sort of technology is a fulfillment of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's State of the City promise. Callers can either contact 911 to report criminal activity or 311 for quality of life complaints. For criminal reports, detectives will follow up the original 911 call and explain how to provide the video or photographs to police. For quality of life complaints callers inform the dispatcher that they have photos or video to provide and receive instructions from the dispatcher or they are directed to the New York City homepage to upload their information. Bloomberg feels the new technology will bring the city up a level regarding fighting crime and making city government accountable for condit! ions in the city.
www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/cameras/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210600911&subSection=All+Stories
police Probe Cell Phones to Thwart Criminals
San Francisco Chronicle, (09/08/2008), Tom Abate
Wireless technology available to would-be criminals dictates that the law enforcement community look in new places for evidence. For the San Francisco police that means adoption of new technology that extracts evidence from cell phones. San Francisco has acquired technology from multiple vendors that allows police to extract data such as text messages, contact lists, or images that the user may have thought were deleted from the phone's memory. The commercial version of these devices allows consumers to transfer data from one phone to the other in the event of a phone upgrade or change in service provider. For law enforcement, however, the technology allows extraction of data to help prevent corruption of evidence.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/07/BUPA12OC2V.DTL
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Murders Do Not Come By Accident
Lieutenant Edward Cook’s 2007 mystery, Murders Do Not Come by Accident, is available via Police-Writers.com. According to the book description, “In the city of Marquette, in the upper peninsula of Michigan, four students are killed by accident. Or is it murder? It is up to Detective John Cook to solve this mystery and apprehend the suspect. From Marquette to Neebish Island, Michigan, John Cook will not stop until these cases are solved and the suspect is behind bars!”
About the Author
Edward Cook graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1980 and is a Police lieutenant and Firearms Instructor with the Northwestern University Police Department in Evanston (Illinois). Edward Cook has served with the law enforcement community for more than 30 years, both in Illinois and Michigan. As an author, Edward Cook is a member of the Military Writers Society of America and the American Authors Association. Edward cook is the author of Guiding The Way From Middle Neebish; Stars & Shields: Cop Stories; Murders Do Not Come by Accident; and, The History of the 104th Combat Engineers: Pacific Campaign: 1942-1945.
More Information
http://www.police-writers.com/edward_cook.html
About the Author
Edward Cook graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1980 and is a Police lieutenant and Firearms Instructor with the Northwestern University Police Department in Evanston (Illinois). Edward Cook has served with the law enforcement community for more than 30 years, both in Illinois and Michigan. As an author, Edward Cook is a member of the Military Writers Society of America and the American Authors Association. Edward cook is the author of Guiding The Way From Middle Neebish; Stars & Shields: Cop Stories; Murders Do Not Come by Accident; and, The History of the 104th Combat Engineers: Pacific Campaign: 1942-1945.
More Information
http://www.police-writers.com/edward_cook.html
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Public Safety Technology in the News
LAw Enforcement Agencies Introduce Information Network
Enctoday.com, (08/21/2008), Francine Sawyer
Using an award of $365,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 14 agencies in eastern North Carolina are now linked via an information network that will allow them to share information. Officials implemented the network, dubbed the Eastern Regional Information Center, to allow the agencies to collaborate on issues that may have ties to terrorism, or to other criminal or security activity. Information shared with the center will then be disseminated to state agencies as well.
www.enctoday.com/news/information_41747_nbsj__article.html/new_agencies.html
Red Light Cameras Give $381 Tickets for Rolling Right Turns in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times, (08/16/2008), Rich Connell
After legal review by Los Angeles city officials, the practice of "California stops," which are rolling right-hand turns against a red light, will now result in a $381 fine. Red-light cameras in the past have handled this activity as a vehicle code violation. To bring Los Angeles more in line with other California jurisdictions, the city will handle it as a red light violation, which more than doubles the present fine of $159.
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-redlight16-2008aug16,0,733533.story
License Plate Readers To Be Used in D.C. Area
Washington Post, (08/17/2008), Mary Beth Sheridan
Officials in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia announced plans to install 200 automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) on police cruisers and at roadside points to deter potential terrorist attacks. The announcement comes on the heels of last week's announcement by New York City officials to implement a plan to scan vehicles coming into Manhattan. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded the D.C. region a total of $59.8 million as part of the Urban Areas Safety Initiative (UASI) project. The ALPR project is one of roughly a dozen projects slated for the Washington region under the UASI funding. Officials also plan to spend $4 million for personal radiation detectors for officers, $5.6 million for equipment and training for bomb squads, and $18 million for assistance to local hospitals and medical personnel for equipment, planning, and training in dealing with disasters.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/16/AR2008081602218.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Growth Forces Law Enforcement Agencies to Get Bigger
Opelika-Auburn News, (08/21/2008), Vasha Hunt
Communities in Alabama are being forced to examine the potential for population growth as it relates to a nearby Kia manufacturing plant in Georgia, base realignment and closure of Ft. Knox, and subsequent expansion of Ft. Benning, Georgia. The city of Valley, located in eastern Alabama, will likely see a population increase as a result of the Ft. Benning expansion, and the city police chief wants to examine all options on coping with the potential for more Crime. The implementation of more Technology to help officers is certainly plausible. Traffic in the area is already increasing, and the chief wants to create a traffic enforcement unit and implement cameras and lights to help with the situation. Other regional departments, like Chambers and Lee County, as well as Auburn and Opelika city, are going to add officers to their forces.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/16/AR2008081602218.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Tools of Technology
Sbsun.com, (08/17/2008), Stacia Glenn
Since the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office created the Hi-Tech Crime Detail in 1999, the workload has doubled. The detail was created as part of the Specialized Investigations Unit to work on cases such as theft, fraud, or child exploitation. Last year alone, the unit handled 438 cases, and in the first 6 months of this year it has taken on 321 cases. This increase is tied to officers' understanding of evidence that may be on seized computers or cell phones. Today the list of crimes handled by the unit includes identity theft and DVD or music pirating. This jump in the amount of cases handled has allowed the group to request and receive $190,000 for equipment upgrades to help it try to stay ahead of the criminals.
/www.sbsun.com/news/ci_10233435
New Camera Technology Could Boost School Funds
Warwickonline.com, (08/19/2008), Matt Bower
The school system in Warwick, Rhode Island, may get some financial help through tickets issued to drivers who illegally pass school buses. The city's school committee, with the help of SmartBus Live, may obtain some much needed revenue from tickets issued to drivers who pass buses that are stopped and have their red lights flashing. The SmartBus system operates in two phases. Phase one is an external system that generates live digital feeds of all bus stops. This is accomplished using eight external cameras on the buses' left side that can capture up to six lanes of traffic. The second phase involves those feeds being sent to a central monitoring facility, where staff monitor images and footage of vehicles observed passing a stopped bus. The images are time and date stamped and the footage is verified before staff send it to police for processing. The system allows bus drivers to concentrate on the children's safety rather than have their attention divided by trying to ca! pture violators' license plate information. SmartBus will install and set up the system; costs will come out of a portion of the revenue generated by the tickets.
warwickonline.com/warwickonline/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38354&Itemid=174
Fuel Prices Cause Law Enforcement To Examine Many Options
Stereo AM 610 KCSR, (08/21/2008), Chris Frankhauser
Rollercoaster fuel costs are causing Law Enforcement agencies to re-examine budgets and explore alternatives to reduce costs. The Dawes County Sheriff's office in Nebraska uses vehicles for all essential functions, so that only leaves cutting funding for non-job-related training for officers. The Nebraska State police use roughly 660,000 gallons of fuel, averaging about 10 million miles per year, and is on a current pace to spend about $800,000 more on fuel this year than was budgeted. The agency is exploring Technology and teleconferencing options for officer training and meetings, and considering schedule changes to help reduce trooper travel. The Chadron City police Department is exploring the expanded use of equipment it currently has to reduce fuel costs. The department has motorcycles, but it will have to pay to equip the motorcycles for training purposes. Also, there are only two certified officers in the department, so additional officers will need to be trained. ! Departments are faced with many considerations when attempting to deal with the price of gas as it relates to budgeting and operations.
www.chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=11057
Enctoday.com, (08/21/2008), Francine Sawyer
Using an award of $365,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 14 agencies in eastern North Carolina are now linked via an information network that will allow them to share information. Officials implemented the network, dubbed the Eastern Regional Information Center, to allow the agencies to collaborate on issues that may have ties to terrorism, or to other criminal or security activity. Information shared with the center will then be disseminated to state agencies as well.
www.enctoday.com/news/information_41747_nbsj__article.html/new_agencies.html
Red Light Cameras Give $381 Tickets for Rolling Right Turns in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times, (08/16/2008), Rich Connell
After legal review by Los Angeles city officials, the practice of "California stops," which are rolling right-hand turns against a red light, will now result in a $381 fine. Red-light cameras in the past have handled this activity as a vehicle code violation. To bring Los Angeles more in line with other California jurisdictions, the city will handle it as a red light violation, which more than doubles the present fine of $159.
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-redlight16-2008aug16,0,733533.story
License Plate Readers To Be Used in D.C. Area
Washington Post, (08/17/2008), Mary Beth Sheridan
Officials in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia announced plans to install 200 automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) on police cruisers and at roadside points to deter potential terrorist attacks. The announcement comes on the heels of last week's announcement by New York City officials to implement a plan to scan vehicles coming into Manhattan. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded the D.C. region a total of $59.8 million as part of the Urban Areas Safety Initiative (UASI) project. The ALPR project is one of roughly a dozen projects slated for the Washington region under the UASI funding. Officials also plan to spend $4 million for personal radiation detectors for officers, $5.6 million for equipment and training for bomb squads, and $18 million for assistance to local hospitals and medical personnel for equipment, planning, and training in dealing with disasters.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/16/AR2008081602218.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Growth Forces Law Enforcement Agencies to Get Bigger
Opelika-Auburn News, (08/21/2008), Vasha Hunt
Communities in Alabama are being forced to examine the potential for population growth as it relates to a nearby Kia manufacturing plant in Georgia, base realignment and closure of Ft. Knox, and subsequent expansion of Ft. Benning, Georgia. The city of Valley, located in eastern Alabama, will likely see a population increase as a result of the Ft. Benning expansion, and the city police chief wants to examine all options on coping with the potential for more Crime. The implementation of more Technology to help officers is certainly plausible. Traffic in the area is already increasing, and the chief wants to create a traffic enforcement unit and implement cameras and lights to help with the situation. Other regional departments, like Chambers and Lee County, as well as Auburn and Opelika city, are going to add officers to their forces.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/16/AR2008081602218.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Tools of Technology
Sbsun.com, (08/17/2008), Stacia Glenn
Since the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office created the Hi-Tech Crime Detail in 1999, the workload has doubled. The detail was created as part of the Specialized Investigations Unit to work on cases such as theft, fraud, or child exploitation. Last year alone, the unit handled 438 cases, and in the first 6 months of this year it has taken on 321 cases. This increase is tied to officers' understanding of evidence that may be on seized computers or cell phones. Today the list of crimes handled by the unit includes identity theft and DVD or music pirating. This jump in the amount of cases handled has allowed the group to request and receive $190,000 for equipment upgrades to help it try to stay ahead of the criminals.
/www.sbsun.com/news/ci_10233435
New Camera Technology Could Boost School Funds
Warwickonline.com, (08/19/2008), Matt Bower
The school system in Warwick, Rhode Island, may get some financial help through tickets issued to drivers who illegally pass school buses. The city's school committee, with the help of SmartBus Live, may obtain some much needed revenue from tickets issued to drivers who pass buses that are stopped and have their red lights flashing. The SmartBus system operates in two phases. Phase one is an external system that generates live digital feeds of all bus stops. This is accomplished using eight external cameras on the buses' left side that can capture up to six lanes of traffic. The second phase involves those feeds being sent to a central monitoring facility, where staff monitor images and footage of vehicles observed passing a stopped bus. The images are time and date stamped and the footage is verified before staff send it to police for processing. The system allows bus drivers to concentrate on the children's safety rather than have their attention divided by trying to ca! pture violators' license plate information. SmartBus will install and set up the system; costs will come out of a portion of the revenue generated by the tickets.
warwickonline.com/warwickonline/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38354&Itemid=174
Fuel Prices Cause Law Enforcement To Examine Many Options
Stereo AM 610 KCSR, (08/21/2008), Chris Frankhauser
Rollercoaster fuel costs are causing Law Enforcement agencies to re-examine budgets and explore alternatives to reduce costs. The Dawes County Sheriff's office in Nebraska uses vehicles for all essential functions, so that only leaves cutting funding for non-job-related training for officers. The Nebraska State police use roughly 660,000 gallons of fuel, averaging about 10 million miles per year, and is on a current pace to spend about $800,000 more on fuel this year than was budgeted. The agency is exploring Technology and teleconferencing options for officer training and meetings, and considering schedule changes to help reduce trooper travel. The Chadron City police Department is exploring the expanded use of equipment it currently has to reduce fuel costs. The department has motorcycles, but it will have to pay to equip the motorcycles for training purposes. Also, there are only two certified officers in the department, so additional officers will need to be trained. ! Departments are faced with many considerations when attempting to deal with the price of gas as it relates to budgeting and operations.
www.chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=11057
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Anderson School of Management Adopts Leadership Book
Editor's Note: The authors are retired law enforcement personnel.
August 28, 2008 (Alburquerque, NM) David Schmidly became the 20th president of the University of New Mexico in 2007. It is his third university presidency. When Schmidly came to the campus to meet with students he told them he planned to teach as part of his duties. He is an internationally respected researcher who has written 9 natural history and conservation books about mammals and more than 200 scientific articles. This fall Schimidly is teaching a seminar course on leadership at the Anderson School of Management.
There are 53 students enrolled in the course, which will use as a text Leadership: Texas Hold ‘Em Style by Dr. Andrew J. Harvey and Raymond E. Foster. In this lecture, Schmidly talks about how he became a leader.
About the leadership: Texas Hold em Style
Using poker as analogy for leadership, Captain Andrew Harvey, CPD (ret.), Ed.D. and Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA found the right mix of practical experience and academic credentials to write a definitive book for leaders. Working together, Harvey and Foster have written leadership: Texas Hold em Style. Most often leaders find they are given a set of resources people, equipment, funds, experience and a mission. As Foster noted, "You're dealt a certain hand. How you play that hand as a leader determines your success."
About the Authors
Dr. Andrew J. Harvey served in law enforcement for 25 years, the last 12 as a captain with a Southern California police agency. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from Cal State Los Angeles, and an educational doctorate in the field of organizational leadership from Pepperdine University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the California POST Command College, the West Point leadership Program, and is recognized in California as a master instructor.
Dr. Harvey is an experienced college educator, currently serving as a professor at the University of Phoenix, and as a faculty advisor at the Union Institute and University. He has been published numerous times in national and international publications. He is a recognized expert in leadership and career development, and has served as an instructor in command leadership at the Los Angeles Police Department Academy. He has appeared as a leadership authority on television and radio, including the internationally-broadcast Bloomberg Business Television Show, and the nationally syndicated Joey Reynolds Radio Show.
His first book, The Call to Lead: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Leaders, received national attention. The book shows the way for leaders toward ethical and competent leadership. Through his company, Andrew Harvey Seminars, he provides leadership training and consulting to individuals and organizations throughout the nation.
Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelors from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Masters Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton. He has completed his doctoral course work in business research. Raymond is a graduate of the West Point leadership program and has attended law enforcement, technology and leadership programs such as the National Institute for Justice, Technology Institute, Washington, DC.
Raymond is currently a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement. His first book, Police Technology (Prentice Hall, July 2004) is used in over 100 colleges and universities nationwide.
More Information about the Book:
www.pokerleadership.com
August 28, 2008 (Alburquerque, NM) David Schmidly became the 20th president of the University of New Mexico in 2007. It is his third university presidency. When Schmidly came to the campus to meet with students he told them he planned to teach as part of his duties. He is an internationally respected researcher who has written 9 natural history and conservation books about mammals and more than 200 scientific articles. This fall Schimidly is teaching a seminar course on leadership at the Anderson School of Management.
There are 53 students enrolled in the course, which will use as a text Leadership: Texas Hold ‘Em Style by Dr. Andrew J. Harvey and Raymond E. Foster. In this lecture, Schmidly talks about how he became a leader.
About the leadership: Texas Hold em Style
Using poker as analogy for leadership, Captain Andrew Harvey, CPD (ret.), Ed.D. and Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA found the right mix of practical experience and academic credentials to write a definitive book for leaders. Working together, Harvey and Foster have written leadership: Texas Hold em Style. Most often leaders find they are given a set of resources people, equipment, funds, experience and a mission. As Foster noted, "You're dealt a certain hand. How you play that hand as a leader determines your success."
About the Authors
Dr. Andrew J. Harvey served in law enforcement for 25 years, the last 12 as a captain with a Southern California police agency. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from Cal State Los Angeles, and an educational doctorate in the field of organizational leadership from Pepperdine University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the California POST Command College, the West Point leadership Program, and is recognized in California as a master instructor.
Dr. Harvey is an experienced college educator, currently serving as a professor at the University of Phoenix, and as a faculty advisor at the Union Institute and University. He has been published numerous times in national and international publications. He is a recognized expert in leadership and career development, and has served as an instructor in command leadership at the Los Angeles Police Department Academy. He has appeared as a leadership authority on television and radio, including the internationally-broadcast Bloomberg Business Television Show, and the nationally syndicated Joey Reynolds Radio Show.
His first book, The Call to Lead: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Leaders, received national attention. The book shows the way for leaders toward ethical and competent leadership. Through his company, Andrew Harvey Seminars, he provides leadership training and consulting to individuals and organizations throughout the nation.
Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelors from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Masters Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton. He has completed his doctoral course work in business research. Raymond is a graduate of the West Point leadership program and has attended law enforcement, technology and leadership programs such as the National Institute for Justice, Technology Institute, Washington, DC.
Raymond is currently a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement. His first book, Police Technology (Prentice Hall, July 2004) is used in over 100 colleges and universities nationwide.
More Information about the Book:
www.pokerleadership.com
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Michigan Sheriff's Office Earns Award for Military Support
By Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service
Aug. 27, 2008 - In Oakland County, Mich., every day is Veterans Day, thanks to strong military support from Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The department is one of 15 organizations receiving the 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for outstanding support of its employees in the National Guard or Reserve. The department also is a co-recipient of the 2008 Michigan Employer Support Guard or Reserve Pro Patria Award.
Initiatives such as the "Every Day is Veterans Day" campaign launched by Bouchard's department and other local organizations are a testament of the department's respect and efforts to support military veterans.
The department is the first Michigan law enforcement agency to partner with the Army in the "Partnership for Youth Success Program," which actively recruits armed forces members for employment. Because of the program and other initiatives, a number of reserve-component servicemembers, including 12 deputies, now work for the sheriff's department.
Servicemembers welcomed into the department's work force are provided the difference between their military pay and their sheriff's department salary and full benefits for themselves and their families throughout their military career.
Deploying employees are given laptop computers purchased by the department for their personal use, while the department provides employees returning from deployments 10 days of paid time off in appreciation for their service.
The department also remembers its employees who were injured in combat. Employees recovering from wounds and undergoing rehabilitation continue to receive benefits and support from the department.
Bouchard recently was recognized by the Michigan Army National Guard with the Michigan Distinguished Service Medal for his exceptional support to deputy sheriff and Army Sgt. James McKelvey and his family while McKelvey recovered from injuries suffered during a deployment to Iraq.
Bouchard personally visited McKelvey on multiple occasions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here, and provided weekly updates of his recuperation to the department as well.
"It's been an honor and privilege to work for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office," said Shawn Wilson, who also is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve corporal. "They continue to be a tremendous support system to the individuals who are deployed around the world and their families."
Whether employees are deployed or at weekend and annual drills, they feel they are able to concentrate more on their military missions and obligations and worry less about their families because of the high level of support the department provides, Wilson said.
"Knowing that our families are taken care of at home allows us to more effectively focus on the mission at hand," he said. "I will always be in debt to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and its employees for providing my family with the assistance they did while I was deployed."
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office will receive the Freedom Award along with 14 other companies in a ceremony Sept. 18 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center here. The Freedom Award was instituted in 1996 under the auspices of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to recognize exceptional support from the employer community.
American Forces Press Service
Aug. 27, 2008 - In Oakland County, Mich., every day is Veterans Day, thanks to strong military support from Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The department is one of 15 organizations receiving the 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for outstanding support of its employees in the National Guard or Reserve. The department also is a co-recipient of the 2008 Michigan Employer Support Guard or Reserve Pro Patria Award.
Initiatives such as the "Every Day is Veterans Day" campaign launched by Bouchard's department and other local organizations are a testament of the department's respect and efforts to support military veterans.
The department is the first Michigan law enforcement agency to partner with the Army in the "Partnership for Youth Success Program," which actively recruits armed forces members for employment. Because of the program and other initiatives, a number of reserve-component servicemembers, including 12 deputies, now work for the sheriff's department.
Servicemembers welcomed into the department's work force are provided the difference between their military pay and their sheriff's department salary and full benefits for themselves and their families throughout their military career.
Deploying employees are given laptop computers purchased by the department for their personal use, while the department provides employees returning from deployments 10 days of paid time off in appreciation for their service.
The department also remembers its employees who were injured in combat. Employees recovering from wounds and undergoing rehabilitation continue to receive benefits and support from the department.
Bouchard recently was recognized by the Michigan Army National Guard with the Michigan Distinguished Service Medal for his exceptional support to deputy sheriff and Army Sgt. James McKelvey and his family while McKelvey recovered from injuries suffered during a deployment to Iraq.
Bouchard personally visited McKelvey on multiple occasions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here, and provided weekly updates of his recuperation to the department as well.
"It's been an honor and privilege to work for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office," said Shawn Wilson, who also is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve corporal. "They continue to be a tremendous support system to the individuals who are deployed around the world and their families."
Whether employees are deployed or at weekend and annual drills, they feel they are able to concentrate more on their military missions and obligations and worry less about their families because of the high level of support the department provides, Wilson said.
"Knowing that our families are taken care of at home allows us to more effectively focus on the mission at hand," he said. "I will always be in debt to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and its employees for providing my family with the assistance they did while I was deployed."
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office will receive the Freedom Award along with 14 other companies in a ceremony Sept. 18 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center here. The Freedom Award was instituted in 1996 under the auspices of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to recognize exceptional support from the employer community.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride
Officer Richard Mazloom, a Mt. Bike Officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (Washington DC) is riding in the Tour De Force 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride.
The Tour de Force is a four day, 250 mile bike ride from the Pentagon to Ground Zero in New York City. All money raised from sponsors will go to benefit the families of officers who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. The ride will take place on 9/8/08 and finish on 9/11 as 150 riders cycle into downtown Manhattan to pay their respects.
All donations will appreciated.
To Donate:
Go to: www.tourdeforceny.com
Click: Donate NOW
Type "YOUR NAME" or "COMPANY NAME" in the Sponsor Box.
Type "RICHARD MAZLOOM" in the RIDER box.
Thank you all for your support and be safe out there.
Ofc. Richard Mazloom
MPD, Wash, D.C.
First District
The Tour de Force is a four day, 250 mile bike ride from the Pentagon to Ground Zero in New York City. All money raised from sponsors will go to benefit the families of officers who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. The ride will take place on 9/8/08 and finish on 9/11 as 150 riders cycle into downtown Manhattan to pay their respects.
All donations will appreciated.
To Donate:
Go to: www.tourdeforceny.com
Click: Donate NOW
Type "YOUR NAME" or "COMPANY NAME" in the Sponsor Box.
Type "RICHARD MAZLOOM" in the RIDER box.
Thank you all for your support and be safe out there.
Ofc. Richard Mazloom
MPD, Wash, D.C.
First District
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Laughs in Law Enforcement
On August 22, 2008, Conversations with Cops at the Watering Hole will feature a conversation with two former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies, Harry Penny and Claude Anderson, who have revealed the humorous side of law enforcement through writing and cartoons.
Program Date: August 22, 2008
Program Time: 2100 hours, Pacific
Topic: Laughs in Law Enforcement
Listen Live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2008/08/23/Laughs-in-Law-Enforcement
About the Guests
Harry D. Penny, Jr. has over twenty years of law enforcement experience. Harry Penny has been a police officer for the Buena Park Police Department and a deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. During his ten year career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department he worked jail division, technical services division and spent five years in patrol as a field training officer.
Harry D. Penny has also been a Special Deputy in the US Marshal Service, working in Court Security; and, a reserve police officer for the Chula Vista Police Department as well as the Barstow Police Department. In addition to his domestic law enforcement service, Harry Penny served over 20 years with the United States Navy. Harry Penny has authored several works including the book, Behind the Badge: The Funny Side of the Thin Blue Line.
According to Claude Anderson, he began drawing since the first day he could hold a pencil. Having been blessed with "limited artistic ability", he drew cartoons throughout grammar, high school and college. While serving in the U.S. Air force during the Korean War he had several cartoons printed in the Stars & Stripes newspaper.
After joining the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, he continued with cartoons appearing on locker and briefing room walls. In 1972 he was asked to submit a cartoon for a new monthly law enforcement bulletin: The Star & Shield. After the first issued appeared, he was asked to keep drawing until he submitted a cartoon that was funny. His cartoons have also hit the locker rooms of the San Francisco PD and the Texas Highway Patrol. He was assigned to Firestone Sheriff Station where he worked for 12 years. Seven of those years he was a training officer. Claude Anderson is the author of RadioCarToons: The Training Officer.
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and life. Sometimes funny; sometimes serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.
Listen, call, join us at the Watering Hole.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2008/08/23/Laughs-in-Law-Enforcement
Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA
editor@police-writers.com
909.599.7530
Program Date: August 22, 2008
Program Time: 2100 hours, Pacific
Topic: Laughs in Law Enforcement
Listen Live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2008/08/23/Laughs-in-Law-Enforcement
About the Guests
Harry D. Penny, Jr. has over twenty years of law enforcement experience. Harry Penny has been a police officer for the Buena Park Police Department and a deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. During his ten year career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department he worked jail division, technical services division and spent five years in patrol as a field training officer.
Harry D. Penny has also been a Special Deputy in the US Marshal Service, working in Court Security; and, a reserve police officer for the Chula Vista Police Department as well as the Barstow Police Department. In addition to his domestic law enforcement service, Harry Penny served over 20 years with the United States Navy. Harry Penny has authored several works including the book, Behind the Badge: The Funny Side of the Thin Blue Line.
According to Claude Anderson, he began drawing since the first day he could hold a pencil. Having been blessed with "limited artistic ability", he drew cartoons throughout grammar, high school and college. While serving in the U.S. Air force during the Korean War he had several cartoons printed in the Stars & Stripes newspaper.
After joining the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, he continued with cartoons appearing on locker and briefing room walls. In 1972 he was asked to submit a cartoon for a new monthly law enforcement bulletin: The Star & Shield. After the first issued appeared, he was asked to keep drawing until he submitted a cartoon that was funny. His cartoons have also hit the locker rooms of the San Francisco PD and the Texas Highway Patrol. He was assigned to Firestone Sheriff Station where he worked for 12 years. Seven of those years he was a training officer. Claude Anderson is the author of RadioCarToons: The Training Officer.
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and life. Sometimes funny; sometimes serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One. He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.
Listen, call, join us at the Watering Hole.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LawEnforcement/2008/08/23/Laughs-in-Law-Enforcement
Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA
editor@police-writers.com
909.599.7530
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Federal Fellowship Opportunity at the National Counterterrorism Center located in Washington, DC
An exciting opportunity exists for state, local, or tribal officials to serve in a fellowship program with the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group, which coordinates terrorism information products for state, local, tribal, and private sector consumers. These positions will serve an integral role in providing the state, local, and tribal perspectives at the national level.
The individuals selected will be sponsored for a one-year detail under a federal fellowship program. Interested personnel must understand the time and dedication the assignment demands. Selection of candidates will be an ongoing process, and a pool of qualified applicants will be maintained.
Candidate Qualifications/Requirements:
State, local, or tribal law enforcement or intelligence personnel (sworn or unsworn) or homeland security, fire, or public health professionals in any of the following areas: multiagency task forces, long-term investigations, critical infrastructure programs, law enforcement intelligence, or homeland security-related issues.
-Individuals must have significant experience (three years minimum) in performing their duties in the above referenced areas (preference will be given to those individuals with supervisory experience).
-Recommendation by his or her agency’s chief executive.
-Ability to relocate to the Washington, DC, area and serve a one-year detail.
-Submission to a counterintelligence scope polygraph.
Preference will be given to candidates with a clearance level (or one in process) of Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
Fellowship info:
http://www.it.ojp.gov/itacgfellowshipinfo
The individuals selected will be sponsored for a one-year detail under a federal fellowship program. Interested personnel must understand the time and dedication the assignment demands. Selection of candidates will be an ongoing process, and a pool of qualified applicants will be maintained.
Candidate Qualifications/Requirements:
State, local, or tribal law enforcement or intelligence personnel (sworn or unsworn) or homeland security, fire, or public health professionals in any of the following areas: multiagency task forces, long-term investigations, critical infrastructure programs, law enforcement intelligence, or homeland security-related issues.
-Individuals must have significant experience (three years minimum) in performing their duties in the above referenced areas (preference will be given to those individuals with supervisory experience).
-Recommendation by his or her agency’s chief executive.
-Ability to relocate to the Washington, DC, area and serve a one-year detail.
-Submission to a counterintelligence scope polygraph.
Preference will be given to candidates with a clearance level (or one in process) of Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
Fellowship info:
http://www.it.ojp.gov/itacgfellowshipinfo
Criminal Intelligence Analysis Course
The Department of Homeland Security and Citizen & Immigration Services, VT is hosting an intensive 5-day Criminal Intelligence Analysis Course for intelligence officers and crime and intelligence analysts from September 22nd to September 26th 2008. The course will be presented by the Alpha Group Center for crime and Intelligence Analysis and taught by Warren Sweeney, a thirty-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and former Intelligence Analysis Coordinator for the RCMP Canadian Police College in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
This will be a "hands-on" course that takes a "learn-by-doing," practical approach to training. Students will actually perform tasks associated with intelligence analysis work. Each participant will also receive a copy of The Intelligence Analyst's Sourcebook. Written by Warren Sweeney, this manual explains how to conduct, prepare, and present intelligence to enhance the investigative and decision-making process.
Participants will be taught how to turn data into information; how to distinguish differences between Tactical, Strategic, and Operational Intelligence; how to overcome resistance to the intelligence process, how to establish links between people, organizations, and events; how to chart events, commodity flow, and activities within the Criminal organization; how to present intelligence effectively in oral and written reports; how to use the power of the computer to assist the intelligence function; and money laundering secrets and techniques.
Tuition for the course is $525 and includes the week of instruction, the text, and related course materials. The course also fulfills the requirements of the California Department of Justice Certified crime and Intelligence Analysis Program and may be used for Certification purposes. It is beneficial, but not required, to bring a laptop computer with you, which will permit the installation of a graphics program: ABC SnapGraphics 1.0.
To obtain a course brochure or to register for the course, please contact Diana Olson of the Alpha Group at (909) 484-2169 or contact by e-mail at: crimecrush@aol.com Additional information about the content of the course can also be found on the Alpha Group website at www.alphagroupcenter.com.
This will be a "hands-on" course that takes a "learn-by-doing," practical approach to training. Students will actually perform tasks associated with intelligence analysis work. Each participant will also receive a copy of The Intelligence Analyst's Sourcebook. Written by Warren Sweeney, this manual explains how to conduct, prepare, and present intelligence to enhance the investigative and decision-making process.
Participants will be taught how to turn data into information; how to distinguish differences between Tactical, Strategic, and Operational Intelligence; how to overcome resistance to the intelligence process, how to establish links between people, organizations, and events; how to chart events, commodity flow, and activities within the Criminal organization; how to present intelligence effectively in oral and written reports; how to use the power of the computer to assist the intelligence function; and money laundering secrets and techniques.
Tuition for the course is $525 and includes the week of instruction, the text, and related course materials. The course also fulfills the requirements of the California Department of Justice Certified crime and Intelligence Analysis Program and may be used for Certification purposes. It is beneficial, but not required, to bring a laptop computer with you, which will permit the installation of a graphics program: ABC SnapGraphics 1.0.
To obtain a course brochure or to register for the course, please contact Diana Olson of the Alpha Group at (909) 484-2169 or contact by e-mail at: crimecrush@aol.com Additional information about the content of the course can also be found on the Alpha Group website at www.alphagroupcenter.com.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Coquitlam, BC, will host a Crime Analysis Applications Course from October 6th to October 10th 2008. The course will be presented by Steve Gottlieb, Executive Director of the Alpha Group Center for Crime and Intelligence Analysis Training, and may be used for Certification purposes in the Certificate in Crime and Intelligence Program offered by the California Department of Justice and the California State University system.
This will be a "hands-on" applications course which takes a "learning-by-doing," practical approach to training. Students will actually perform the tasks associated with Crime Analysis work. Each participant will also receive a copy of Mr. Gottlieb's book, "Crime Analysis: From First Report to Final Arrest," a textbook over 600 pages which explains how to design, implement, and operate a Crime Analysis program, and how to use a wide variety of analytical techniques to forecast when and where criminals are likely to strike again. Each participant will also receive a copy of Mr. Gottlieb's 150-page step-by-step "Crime Analysis Study Guide and Workbook," which will be used throughout the class. Tuition is $525.00 and includes the week of instruction, the text, workbook, and a wealth of handout materials.
To obtain a course brochure or to register for the course, please contact remittance Cpl Robert McDonald, RCMP, 2986 Guldford Way, Coquitlam, BC, Canada.You may also register by phone by calling Cpl McDonald at (604)945-1472 by faxing your registration form to him at (604)552-7303 or by email to: Robert.mcdonald@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or Diana Olson of the Alpha Group at (909) 484-2169 or contact by e-mail at: crimecrush@aol.com. Additional information about the content of the course can also be found on the Alpha Group website at www.alphagroupcenter.com
This will be a "hands-on" applications course which takes a "learning-by-doing," practical approach to training. Students will actually perform the tasks associated with Crime Analysis work. Each participant will also receive a copy of Mr. Gottlieb's book, "Crime Analysis: From First Report to Final Arrest," a textbook over 600 pages which explains how to design, implement, and operate a Crime Analysis program, and how to use a wide variety of analytical techniques to forecast when and where criminals are likely to strike again. Each participant will also receive a copy of Mr. Gottlieb's 150-page step-by-step "Crime Analysis Study Guide and Workbook," which will be used throughout the class. Tuition is $525.00 and includes the week of instruction, the text, workbook, and a wealth of handout materials.
To obtain a course brochure or to register for the course, please contact remittance Cpl Robert McDonald, RCMP, 2986 Guldford Way, Coquitlam, BC, Canada.You may also register by phone by calling Cpl McDonald at (604)945-1472 by faxing your registration form to him at (604)552-7303 or by email to: Robert.mcdonald@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or Diana Olson of the Alpha Group at (909) 484-2169 or contact by e-mail at: crimecrush@aol.com. Additional information about the content of the course can also be found on the Alpha Group website at www.alphagroupcenter.com
Friday, August 08, 2008
Criminal Intelligence Analyst Course
The Dearborn Police Department, MI, is hosting an intensive 5-day Criminal Intelligence Analysis Course for intelligence officers and Crime and intelligence analysts from November 3 to November 7th 2008. The course will be presented by the Alpha Group Center for Crime and Intelligence Analysis and taught by Warren Sweeney, a thirty-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and former Intelligence Analysis Coordinator for the RCMP Canadian Police College in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
This will be a "hands-on" course that takes a "learn-by-doing," practical approach to training. Students will actually perform tasks associated with intelligence analysis work. Each participant will also receive a copy of The Intelligence Analyst's Sourcebook. Written by Warren Sweeney, this manual explains how to conduct, prepare, and present intelligence to enhance the investigative and decision-making process.
Participants will be taught how to turn data into information; how to distinguish differences between Tactical, Strategic, and Operational Intelligence; how to overcome resistance to the intelligence process, how to establish links between people, organizations, and events; how to chart events, commodity flow, and activities within the Criminal organization; how to present intelligence effectively in oral and written reports; how to use the power of the computer to assist the intelligence function; and money laundering secrets and techniques.
Tuition for the course is $525 and includes the week of instruction, the text, and related course materials. The course also fulfills the requirements of the California Department of Justice Certified Crime and Intelligence Analysis Program and may be used for Certification purposes. It is beneficial, but not required, to bring a laptop computer with you, which will permit the installation of a graphics program: ABC SnapGraphics 1.0.
To obtain a course brochure or to register for the course, please contact Diana Olson of the Alpha Group at (909) 484-2169 e-mail at: crimecrush@aol.com or contact Cpl Jeffrey Ball, Dearborn Police Department, MI, 313-943-2116, fax 313-943-3048 email jaball@ci.dearborn.mi.us. Additional information about the content of the course can also be found on the Alpha Group website www.alphagroupcenter.com.
This will be a "hands-on" course that takes a "learn-by-doing," practical approach to training. Students will actually perform tasks associated with intelligence analysis work. Each participant will also receive a copy of The Intelligence Analyst's Sourcebook. Written by Warren Sweeney, this manual explains how to conduct, prepare, and present intelligence to enhance the investigative and decision-making process.
Participants will be taught how to turn data into information; how to distinguish differences between Tactical, Strategic, and Operational Intelligence; how to overcome resistance to the intelligence process, how to establish links between people, organizations, and events; how to chart events, commodity flow, and activities within the Criminal organization; how to present intelligence effectively in oral and written reports; how to use the power of the computer to assist the intelligence function; and money laundering secrets and techniques.
Tuition for the course is $525 and includes the week of instruction, the text, and related course materials. The course also fulfills the requirements of the California Department of Justice Certified Crime and Intelligence Analysis Program and may be used for Certification purposes. It is beneficial, but not required, to bring a laptop computer with you, which will permit the installation of a graphics program: ABC SnapGraphics 1.0.
To obtain a course brochure or to register for the course, please contact Diana Olson of the Alpha Group at (909) 484-2169 e-mail at: crimecrush@aol.com or contact Cpl Jeffrey Ball, Dearborn Police Department, MI, 313-943-2116, fax 313-943-3048 email jaball@ci.dearborn.mi.us. Additional information about the content of the course can also be found on the Alpha Group website www.alphagroupcenter.com.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Public Safety Technology in the News
Cubic Simulations Unveils Tactical Robot for Military, Law enforcement Use
Orlando Sentinel, (07/15/2008), Richard Burnett
Law enforcement agencies may be able to add COUGAR, short for Combined Operations Unmanned Ground Assessment Robot, as a tool in their technology arsenal. The primary market for the developer, Cubic Simulation Systems, is military training simulator technology, but they are using COUGAR to expand their offerings to the public safety community. The units are capable of providing public safety organizations with audio and video capabilities that allow for a range of up to 500 feet, plus it is equipped with anti-detonation charges to aid in disarming explosives. Also, to assist SWAT teams with entry, the units can deliver flash-bang grenades in an effort to keep officers safe. Cubic designed the units to be rugged and inexpensive for agencies to acquire.
www.orlandosentinel.com/business/local/newsletter/orl-biznews-robot071508,0,2126234.story
Police Riding the Wave of technology From Squads
The Chetek Alert, (07/08/2008), Rachel Westberg
Participation with 11 other agencies in a consortium grant has provided the Chetek (Wisconsin) Police Department with the opportunity to purchase laptops and software to more efficiently process traffic citations and accident reports. The software packages Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS) and Law enforcement Application Program (LEAP) will be installed in the units. The TraCS software will allow officers to process traffic citations and accident reports quickly, and the LEAPs package provides officers remote access to the department's desktop programs, such as report software or records management programs. These packages together allow Chetek Police to be more visible to their community.
www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19841394&BRD=1134&PAG=461&dept_id=150853&rfi=6
Cross Match Introduces Single Platen Palm Scanner With Interactive LCD Display at National Sheriff's Association 2008 Conference
BusinessWire, (June 25, 2008)
Cross Match used the 2008 National Sheriff's Association Conference to introduce a new latent fingerprint tool to the Law enforcement community. The L SCAN 500P is a palm scanner to help agencies that are updating their booking process increase the chances of positive identification with latent prints. The units incorporate a user-friendly LCD that uses color, icons, and "smart buttons" to make scanning possible for the officers. It is hoped that this ease of use will increase safety by allowing the officer to maintain visual contact during the booking process. Recently, as a result of the Tribal Criminal History Records Improvement Program (T-CHRIP) grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice, these units were installed in various locations for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Tribal Police.
www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080625005065&newsLang=en
Grant Will Help Frostburg Police Buy New Cruiser
Cumberland Times-News, (07/16/2008), Staff Reporter
The Frostburg (Maryland) City Police Department received $13,750 in Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program to purchase an eighth cruiser for the agency's fleet. Also, the department received $1,008 in State funding from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to outfit the department's 15 officers with new body armor.
www.times-news.com/archivesearch/local_story_198110045.html
Enhanced Security
Cumberland Times-News, (07/29/2008), Jennifer Raley
Security in public schools in Allegany County, Maryland, will be enhanced using Federal grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program. A check in the amount of $49,830 was presented to the Allegany County Board of Education. The funds will be used to update the county's video surveillance capabilities and to provide every school with two-way radios to ensure communications in the event of an emergency. The radios will be able to communicate with the county's emergency operations center, the Police and sheriff's departments, first responders, the board of education's central office, and school bus drivers.
www.times-news.com/local/local_story_211093655.html
Flint Seeks Sponsors for Police Surveillance Cameras; Some Question Whether It's Private
The Flint Journal (07/03/2008), Bryn Mickle
In an effort to add additional video surveillance capabilities, the Flint Police Department is seeking individuals and business to sponsor camera boxes. In exchange for cash sponsorship, individuals or businesses can have their name placed on the camera box, along with the name and logo information for the city Police department. This option is being explored because the city currently has one camera and officials are impressed with its results and now want to expand their options. The upper amount for donations is $30,000, however, smaller amounts can be donated and the dollar amount determines the size of the logo or name on the box.
www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/07/flint_seeks_sponsors_for_polic.html
Video Sharing Site Offers Training Videos, Crime Footage for Police
Govtech.com, (07/28/2008), Jim McKay
The video sharing site offered by policeone.com provides officers with a single source to view Law enforcement or Police related videos that have an already narrowed focus for the specific audience. The site, known as "BLUtube," hosts training videos, dashboard footage, and TV footage regarding local crimes, product promos and reviews, as well as lighter videos posted by active site members. The site uses an officer's badge and agency phone number to obtain verification of an officer's identity and status in his or her department. Once issued user rights, officers can access BLUtube and policeone.com with the same information.
www.govtech.com/gt/375769?topic=117680
Orlando Sentinel, (07/15/2008), Richard Burnett
Law enforcement agencies may be able to add COUGAR, short for Combined Operations Unmanned Ground Assessment Robot, as a tool in their technology arsenal. The primary market for the developer, Cubic Simulation Systems, is military training simulator technology, but they are using COUGAR to expand their offerings to the public safety community. The units are capable of providing public safety organizations with audio and video capabilities that allow for a range of up to 500 feet, plus it is equipped with anti-detonation charges to aid in disarming explosives. Also, to assist SWAT teams with entry, the units can deliver flash-bang grenades in an effort to keep officers safe. Cubic designed the units to be rugged and inexpensive for agencies to acquire.
www.orlandosentinel.com/business/local/newsletter/orl-biznews-robot071508,0,2126234.story
Police Riding the Wave of technology From Squads
The Chetek Alert, (07/08/2008), Rachel Westberg
Participation with 11 other agencies in a consortium grant has provided the Chetek (Wisconsin) Police Department with the opportunity to purchase laptops and software to more efficiently process traffic citations and accident reports. The software packages Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS) and Law enforcement Application Program (LEAP) will be installed in the units. The TraCS software will allow officers to process traffic citations and accident reports quickly, and the LEAPs package provides officers remote access to the department's desktop programs, such as report software or records management programs. These packages together allow Chetek Police to be more visible to their community.
www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19841394&BRD=1134&PAG=461&dept_id=150853&rfi=6
Cross Match Introduces Single Platen Palm Scanner With Interactive LCD Display at National Sheriff's Association 2008 Conference
BusinessWire, (June 25, 2008)
Cross Match used the 2008 National Sheriff's Association Conference to introduce a new latent fingerprint tool to the Law enforcement community. The L SCAN 500P is a palm scanner to help agencies that are updating their booking process increase the chances of positive identification with latent prints. The units incorporate a user-friendly LCD that uses color, icons, and "smart buttons" to make scanning possible for the officers. It is hoped that this ease of use will increase safety by allowing the officer to maintain visual contact during the booking process. Recently, as a result of the Tribal Criminal History Records Improvement Program (T-CHRIP) grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice, these units were installed in various locations for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Tribal Police.
www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080625005065&newsLang=en
Grant Will Help Frostburg Police Buy New Cruiser
Cumberland Times-News, (07/16/2008), Staff Reporter
The Frostburg (Maryland) City Police Department received $13,750 in Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program to purchase an eighth cruiser for the agency's fleet. Also, the department received $1,008 in State funding from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to outfit the department's 15 officers with new body armor.
www.times-news.com/archivesearch/local_story_198110045.html
Enhanced Security
Cumberland Times-News, (07/29/2008), Jennifer Raley
Security in public schools in Allegany County, Maryland, will be enhanced using Federal grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program. A check in the amount of $49,830 was presented to the Allegany County Board of Education. The funds will be used to update the county's video surveillance capabilities and to provide every school with two-way radios to ensure communications in the event of an emergency. The radios will be able to communicate with the county's emergency operations center, the Police and sheriff's departments, first responders, the board of education's central office, and school bus drivers.
www.times-news.com/local/local_story_211093655.html
Flint Seeks Sponsors for Police Surveillance Cameras; Some Question Whether It's Private
The Flint Journal (07/03/2008), Bryn Mickle
In an effort to add additional video surveillance capabilities, the Flint Police Department is seeking individuals and business to sponsor camera boxes. In exchange for cash sponsorship, individuals or businesses can have their name placed on the camera box, along with the name and logo information for the city Police department. This option is being explored because the city currently has one camera and officials are impressed with its results and now want to expand their options. The upper amount for donations is $30,000, however, smaller amounts can be donated and the dollar amount determines the size of the logo or name on the box.
www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/07/flint_seeks_sponsors_for_polic.html
Video Sharing Site Offers Training Videos, Crime Footage for Police
Govtech.com, (07/28/2008), Jim McKay
The video sharing site offered by policeone.com provides officers with a single source to view Law enforcement or Police related videos that have an already narrowed focus for the specific audience. The site, known as "BLUtube," hosts training videos, dashboard footage, and TV footage regarding local crimes, product promos and reviews, as well as lighter videos posted by active site members. The site uses an officer's badge and agency phone number to obtain verification of an officer's identity and status in his or her department. Once issued user rights, officers can access BLUtube and policeone.com with the same information.
www.govtech.com/gt/375769?topic=117680
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