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| Law Enforcement Technology Newsletter
May, 2009
A program of the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice |
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Quick Links & Contact Info
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Field Search is a free program being used by Law Enforcement agencies across the U.S. to examine computers for evidence of crimes. For more information, click here. |
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** National Institute of Justice Conference 2009, June 15-17, 2009 - Arlington, VA
** National Law Enforcement Training Conference & Expo, August 10-12, 2009 - Tampa, Florida
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Welcome to the May edition of NLECTC-RM's Law Enforcement Technology Newsletter. You have received this newsletter because of a prior contact with NLECTC. If you would prefer to be removed from the mailing list, please feel free to unsubscribe here.
The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) was created in 1994 as a component of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ's) Office of Science and Technology. NLECTC serves as an "honest broker" offering support, research findings, and technological expertise to help State and local law enforcement and corrections personnel perform their duties more safely and efficiently.
NLECTC has built this newsletter to serve as a resource for law enforcement personnel around the country, in order to increase awareness of technological developments that will impact officers for years to come. Specifically, the newsletter addresses those areas of law enforcement technology in which NLECTC-RM specializes. We sincerely hope that this newsletter proves to be a source of helpful information and education. |
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General Law Enforcement Technology
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 According to an article on ScienceCentric.com, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed two devices that more accurately measure down the road radar and ballistics speed. Click here for more information.
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A recent article posted on ComputerWorld.com discusses two recent court cases in New York and Wisconsin, and the impact they have on the use of GPS tracking devices by law enforcement. Click here for the article. ____________________________________________
Some of the new technologies that are available to public safety and the military were recently displayed at the Force Protection Equipment Demonstration (FPED) in Stafford, Va. This article from the Los Angeles Times discusses the assortment of innovative products that were showcased. ____________________________________________
The popular website Twitter is seeing an increase of activity from law enforcement agencies as they try to communicate with the public in a variety of innovative ways. A recent article from Heraldnet.com discusses how various departments are using Twitter and Facebook. Click here for more information. |
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Personal Protective Equipment |
 A recent article on Contracostatimes.com, discusses a federal ruling that Los Angeles police officers should be paid for their time putting on and taking off their safety equipment and uniforms. Click here for more information.
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Since 2004, every service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan have been given a CT scan, revealing information that has led to improvements in the development of PPE. Click here for the article that appeared in the New York Times. |
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Explosives |
The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) bomb sensing "puffer" machines are being pulled out of all 37 U.S. airports following a four-year program. Experts cite frequent breakdowns and the machines inaccuracies in the detection of explosives residue. Click here for more information from USA Today.
Logan International Airport in Boston is currently testing two new technologies that work to detect explosives and weapons in large segments of the airport. One of the products uses passive millimeter wave technology to detect unusual changes in the area surrounding people and objects. Click here for the article that appeared in the Boston Herald. |
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Funding Opportunities |
 Government Technology Magazine recently printed an article titled "How Stimulus Money Will Benefit Public Safety." It is an excellent primer on where the funding will come from, and how it is expected to be used. Click here to read the article. |
| Trivia question: |
How well do you know your law enforcement trivia? Email your answer to the following question to Jennifer at jennifer.dunne@nlectc-rm.org. The first 2 correct answers will receive a special NLECTC jump drive.
On what date did the U.S. Department of Justice officially begin operations? |
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Thank you for reading and sharing the latest technology news with your colleagues. Please contact us if we can be of assistance. | |
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This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 2005-IJ-CX-K001; awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice. |
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