PERF Releases New Book on Police Use of Force

A new report intended to help police chiefs make more informed decisions about the use of force in their departments has been released by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), in conjunction with Motorola.

Market Report

Economically speaking, street drugs and club drugs are commodities. They are mass-produced products subject to fluctuations in price due to changes in supply and demand. The way you track the demand on a commodity is to check its market value. But there’s no organized commodity market for illegal drugs, so to gauge demand you have to do a little research, you have to talk to the people who know the drug market.

Group Identifies Best Data Archiving Techniques

With agencies storing so much important information on CDs and DVDs, it’s important that the data remain as protected as possible in the years to come. A recent research project has found the best disks and methods to use to accomplish this goal.

How Tasers Are Used by the Cincinnati PD

When the Cincinnati Police Department decided to equip all of its patrol officers with X26 Tasers, department brass had to establish policy for use of the conductive weapons. After studying the research assembled by Specialist John Rose, Chief Thomas Streicher Jr. decided that the Cincinnati PD would place Tasers right after verbal commands in the department’s force continuum.

Invisio Bone Mic Headset

Television Equipment Associates offers a redesigned Invisio Bone Mic headset using a light material that is more comfortable and durable than in previous incarnations of the product. The Invisio microphone and loudspeaker are contained in one earcup, which allows for reliable and clear communications even in a high-noise area.

Research Helps Cops Gather Evidence From PDAs

Recent testing of the PDA forensics tools available could help law enforcement better use them by understanding the software’s capabilities and limitations.

VirtualBlade Visible Marking System

Scientists Sue Government for Restricting Marijuana Growing

Several scientists say the government is breaking federal law by keeping them from conducting medical research on marijuana.

Television Equipment Associates Throat Mic Headsets

Bang for the Buck: How to Make Ballistic Gelatin

Research shows that properly calibrated ordnance gelatin is a highly reliable tissue simulant. The ordnance gelatin used by the FBI is mixed in 20-pound blocks using the following recipe.