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For years, law enforcement has worked to dispel the myth that someone must be missing for 24 or 48 hours before a report can be taken, but another problem gets far less attention. A missing-person report is not an investigation.
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One of the most troublesome legal issues in law enforcement is the question of when an officer may resume discussions with a suspect after some kind of Miranda "history" has occurred. The answer is, "It all depends."
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The SmartDraw 2008 Legal Edition enables ordinary computer users to create presentation-quality legal graphics in minutes. There are more than 100 different types of legal graphic SmartTemplates to choose from to create case chronologies, crime scene diagrams, courtroom presentations, accident charts, flowcharts, and more.
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TranTech has developed three additions to its MediaSolv VIS products. MediaSolv VIS Lite is an inexpensive turnkey solution that gives a small police department recording capability for up to four interview rooms.
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I've taught forensic photography to police officers for more than 10 years, and I always start my presentations with the notion that good photographs start even before the camera is out of the bag. You have to have the proper mindset because images documenting injuries are some of the most important photos we take.
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In the 2007 decision in Brendlin v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court added yet another to a series of Fourth Amendment opinions on the subject of vehicle searches and seizures involving passengers, rather than drivers.
Read More →Some cops could use a hug. Others could use a Huggy Bear. Like Starsky and Hutch's trusty tattletale, reliable informants provide us with a worm's eye view of their sordid social circles, a heads up on threats to officer safety, and the groundwork for search warrants. They hang in circles we wouldn't want to enter. There is no question that the access they have and the intelligence they acquire is often invaluable to law enforcement.
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ATAC (Automated Tactical Analysis of Crime) is a software solution that helps crime analysts isolate, identify, track, and defeat crime patterns, trends, and series using an easy-to-use and powerful graphical interface. ATAC also provides the tools necessary to perform strategic and administrative crime analysis functions.
Read More →Panasonic Computer Solutions has upgraded its Toughbook Arbitrator solid-state digital video recording system with double the video storage and more enhancements for managing video evidence. The system now uses Insight Video Net’s I-Vision Central Management System (CMS) to archive, search, manage, and track video evidence.
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I remember riding with another L.A. Deputy Sheriff in an East Los Angeles gang car in 1975. To me, it was a privilege working with a special gang suppression unit, but my partner complained that he hated working gangs because it was useless. But he was wrong.
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Salient Stills’ VFSource video import, screen capture, analog capture, and conversion system is designed to allow law enforcement to quickly and easily capture surveillance and security video, for immediate use and forensics. VFSource captures video from a wide variety of analog and digital sources.
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