Technology

How to Turn a Billion Records into a Force Multiplier

John G. Stephenson What once took hours of analysis now takes seconds – before the first call for service. It’s 11:00 p.m., the start of the midnight shift in a busy urban police department. An officer turns on his cruiser’s MDT as he starts rolling toward the neighborhoods which comprise his patrol area. The screen in front of him loads a host of visual data which he’ll need over the next eight hours to do his job safely and effectively:…

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NIJ Updated Body Armor Standard: Adapting to Evolving Threats

Eugene Nielsen In response to the ever-changing landscape of threats faced by law enforcement, the NIJ has recently released an updated body armor standard designed to keep pace with evolving weapons and to improve the safety of female officers. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research, development and evaluation arm of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), has a long-standing history of publishing performance standards for ballistic-resistant police body armor. For over 50 years, these standards have been the…