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In 1982—well before DNA was routinely used in forensic cases—the Victoria Police in Australia made a crucial decision. The agency began freezing biological material discovered at crime scenes, ant...
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In today’s fast-paced world, police chiefs are confronted with myriad new technologies to consider implementing within their departments....
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Police officers—like other essential workers—are among the most susceptible to burnout and its adverse effects. For decades, much has been written about officer burnout and how to prevent it....
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Fatalities caused by collisions involving emergency vehicles, like fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars, continue to place first responders at heightened risk. Fatalities caused by collisions are ...
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Information is ultimately the lifeblood of any community’s public safety system. Real-time details in a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system about police, EMT, and fire team locations; information a...
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Just before 10 p.m. on August 24, 2017, a Wilmington, Delaware, police officer and an agent with Delaware Probation and Parole were in the 1700 block of Tulip Street when a subject fired gunshots in t...
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The expanding role of data in all aspects of city operations has a direct impact on facility design, especially for police and public safety agencies....
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Police decisions—both tactical and strategic—are under greater scrutiny than ever before, particularly in the United States. One poor decision by an officer in the field can play out in national ...