February 2001

Features

• A picture of Miami-Dade
The Miami-Dade Police Department's photographic unit serves as a repository of evidence - from mugshots and fingerprints to homicide scene and undercover surveillance images - that helps investigators put bad guys away

• Bullet trajectory reconstruction with argon-ion lasers
A straight column of visible light can point out the path of a bullet

• Painting a picture
Two- and three-dimensional diagrams and animations can help illustrate what happened in a crime or accident

• Vehicles and Accessories Showcase

• The future of police vehicles
Some of the technology is new, some of it is old, but overall the technology used in police cars offers law enforcement a better ride than ever

• LED emergency warning lights
New technology offers benefits over halogen lamps and strobes

• Bringing cyber investigations inhouse
Success of a cyber unit hinges on the budget (Part II of a series)

• Strategies for recruiting the nation's finest
Help wanted ads may not be enough

• Recruiting minority officers
The importance of recruiting and retaining minority officers increases as departments seek newcomers

• Uniforms, Body Armor and Apparel Showcase

Columns

• Uniform Technology
Technical, thin & layers are today's buzzwords in winter wear

• Training
Progressive firearms training

• Funding
Unique partnership brings life-saving AEDs to county

• Forensic Technology
Close-range photogrammetry

• Managing in the millennium
Supervisory notifications

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