Past Issue

October 2004

Table of Contents

Features

• Getting our heads out of the sand
Law enforcement can play a key role in school security by aiding schools with crisis planning and preparedness
• Teamwork from the top
UW-Madison Police Chief Susan Riseling builds a career out of leading an organization of leaders
• Reeling in the community
Community policing programs create new relationships between the Pewaukee PD and its neighbors
• For the record
Taping felony custodial interrogations benefits law enforcement
• Navigating the CCTV evidence stream
Veteran video analysts offer their tips for selecting a video analysis system that works
• Traffic Enforcement Showcase
• "Crash Scene Technologies"
NLECTC-Rocky Mountain helps get technology out of storage and to the scene
• Remaking the Los Angeles Police Department
Police Chief William Bratton is taking a proactive and decentralized approach to reducing crime and gang-related violence
• Tying together disparate networks
An award-winning operability plan is led by the Delaware State Police
• Keeping your data secure
Authenticating your users, encrypting your data
• The nature of physical evidence
Ensuring evidence integrity begins with collection, identification and comparison
• Shining light on fingerprints to fibers to fluids
Alternative light sources reveal many types of evidence
• Duty Gear Showcase
• Defusing dangerous encounters
Less-lethal options exist to bring tragic situations to a safer conclusion
• Less-lethal Showcase

Columns

• Communications Spotlight
Cocoa Beach benefits from an open mind
• Less-lethal Technology
The TASER X26
• Traffic Technology
Denying the road to criminals
• Duty Gear Technology
Carbon fiber holsters keep weapons secure
• Computer Technology
Innovative installation opens door for higher-quality mobile computers
• Software Technology
Dealing with Orange Alert
• Managing in the Millennium
Cops’ kids

Departments

• Editor’s Log
• Products & Technology
• Computers & Software
• Industry News
• Publications
• Calendar