February, 2010

Communications

The value of in-building communications

Feb. 1, 2010
In an emergency, IBW solutions help keep first responders connected both in and outdoors
Our test of the Streamlight TLR-3 proved that it was lightweight, uncomplicated and bright; the perfect combination for tactical illumination.
Flashlights

Streamlight TLR-3: Simple is better

I recently tested the Streamlight TLR-3 rail-mounted tactical LED light. In the tactical world, simpler is better. The TLR-3 proved itself an excellent addition to the tactical...
Training & Careers

Youth attention spans

Feb. 1, 2010
Youth attention spansTabatha Wethal In any given timeframe, the toll of distractions begging our attention is hefty: the bell signaling a new e-mail, text messages, cell phone...
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Computers & Software

The problem with porn

Feb. 1, 2010
The ubiquitous, nearly unregulable access to e-Porn complicates fighting online porn addiction and offender monitoring

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Hazard Detection

Let us spray: low-cost explosive sensor

Feb. 1, 2010
A low-power, realtime explosive trace sensor has emerged that is both highly selective and highly sensitive
New London, N.H., Police Officer Rob Thorp views dispatch information on a mobile data terminal.
RMS (Records Management Systems)

Wanted: An easier way to track records

Feb. 1, 2010
Remember the days when you had just finished a patrol shift, then returned to the police station and spent an hour or two writing a report? And how easy was it to retrieve a ...
Communications

Security, control & management: Mobile data in a multi-agency/jurisdiction environment

Feb. 1, 2010
It is commonplace today to see one central interdisciplinary communications administration overseeing multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions over a territory — statewide...
Investigations

Lives cut short

Feb. 1, 2010
As I write I am looking at photos of four dead police officers, all from the Lakewood (Wash.) Police Department (LPD). By the time this issue of Law Enforcement Technology hits...