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Inside the Badge by David GriffithJune 23, 2015

IBM Introduces Cloud Version of Coplink

IBM i2 Coplink uses sophisticated analytics and "fuzzy" searches to allow investigators to discover hidden relationships and patterns that can be used to solve crimes. Geospatial mapping features in the software can quickly create maps, highlighting types of incidents such as arson, burglaries, or prowling by specific dates or times of day, and location.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoJune 22, 2015

Working Together for Recruitment

Any exposure to public fleet is beneficial, even if the potential employees you’ve talked to don’t end up at your fleet.

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Police Officers Disproportionately Killing Black Men Another False Narrative

Of the 1,491 persons who died as a result of police uses of force, 61.4% were white males, 32.2% were black males and 3.2% were males from other races. Females dying as a result of a police use of force comprised the final 3.2% of deaths.

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How Can You Trust the Judgment of a Police Commission That Applies the Wrong Legal Standard?

The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners’ act of finding one officer in the Ezell Ford shooting case “out of policy” for shooting Ford as he tried to take the officer’s gun is a bizarre, ill-considered decision that demonstrates the Commission’s complete misunderstanding and erroneous application of case law, and will have terrible public safety consequences. When an officer has to choose whether or not to be proactive at the risk of possibly losing his or her career, we can only assume the

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Inside the Badge by Ron MartinelliJune 2, 2015

Remove the Incentive to Serve and You’ll Get No Service

Police officers have begun to take a serious look at what has happened to their once proud profession and, at least in Baltimore, they have made a choice, they are not taking risks anymore.

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Inside the Badge by Dave GeorgeJune 2, 2015

Four Important Communication Technology Trends For 2015

Cellular convergence and the importance of end-user application guided the development of nearly half of Pryme’s new product introductions for 2015.

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Inside the Badge by Ron MartinelliMay 29, 2015

What's Missing from the National Narrative on Improving Police Community Relations

Where is the public's ownership of these poor life decisions? Why aren't the parents, the political leaders, the community activists, the media talking heads, celebrities, nationally prominent athletes and the jet-setting, race-bating civil rights "activists" such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton extolling our children and citizens NOT to make these very obvious and poor life choices?

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Inside the Badge by Brian SurberMay 6, 2015

Time to Thank the Sheepdogs

I have had co-workers—I have had friends—shot, killed, spit upon, bitten, and even stuck with a needle used by an intravenous drug user. Missing time with your family to investigate a crime against someone you have never met? That may sound crazy to some. But I guess peace officers are different—actually, I know they are.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoApril 30, 2015

Know Your Audience When Using Acronyms

Are you a CAFM, CPFP, or CEM? Do you belong to MEMA or FLAGFA, or the NCSFA? Do you use CNG or LNG in your fleet? Do you even know what I’m talking about?

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Inside the Badge by Jack DunphyApril 29, 2015

The One Key Lesson Baltimore Cops Didn’t Learn from the L.A. Riots

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gave instructions to police that protesters be given “space” to exercise their right to free speech. But in doing so, she admitted, “we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well.”

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithApril 13, 2015

Bait Devices Help Law Enforcement Crack Down on Cellphone, Tablet Theft

Through its bait program using Assisted Patrol-equipped devices, Dayton arrested and convicted four individuals who had been arrested for a total of 45 felonies and theft from automobiles in the downtown precinct decreased by 80%for over one year. These results were achieved without stakeouts and with no overtime expenses.

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PTSD: Breaking the Silence

We may think we can control our grief, our terror, or our shame by remaining silent, but naming offers the possibility of a different kind of control.

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