July 2001

Features

• APCO hosts 67th annual conference and exposition

• P25 update
Different Time Division Multiplexing options looked at in addition to FDMA

• Project Locate
Recognizing the critical need for locating cell phone callers making emergency calls, APCO has taken on the role of coach

• Communications Showcase

• CAD procurement
Do your homework because the wrong CAD could bring your radio system to its knees

• Under pressure
Dispatching is a stressful job but agencies can take steps to lessen call-taker stress

• Panic over panic alarms?
What effect might mobile security devices have on law enforcement?

• Thermal imaging heats up
Thermal imaging has a host of applications in law enforcement and few snarls in the courts

• Tactical & Night Vision Showcase

• Clandestine drug labs and chemical exposure
The need for respiratory personal protective equipment

• Subpoena power
An understanding of the Internet’s medium of communication, namely IP addresses, can bring investigators closer to a suspect (Part I of a series)

• Toy or tool?
Where do mobile wireless devices like PDAs fit into law enforcement?

• PSWN: Working to save lives and protect property
PSWN helps agencies improve public safety wireless interoperability

• Sleepy heads on patrol
Getting enough sleep needs to be treated as a safety issue just like firearm safety

Columns

• Communications Technology
Technology in your pocket

• Information Technology
Agencies form regional information sharing system

• Information Technology
Miami-Dade creates a data warehouse

• Forensic Technology
Trace evidence isolation

• Information Technology
Data sharing solution keeps agencies connected

• Managing in the millennium
How to criticize effectively

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