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It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News The number of mobile data devices currently deployed to police is around 39,000, with an even split between forces that have chosen BlackBerrys and those that have plumped for other mobile data devices... [20 Oct 2009]
Data Mining for Intelligence Led Policing
White Paper A number of Dutch police forces have already been using this system for several years with over 30 users. The benefit of data mining for police seems tremendous, yet only a few limited... [29 Aug 2009]
Border Security Systems: The Hungarian Case Study
White Paper Over the past ten years, Hungary has re-organized the structure of its Border Guard, changing it from a military organization with staff that is enrolled, into a police organization with solely professional staff. [31 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet The PCeU works with the 43 police forces in England and Wales to support them in tackling online crime, including helping to set up regional cybercrime units that will provide expertise and tools for... [20 Jul 2009]
The Internet: Where Did IT All Go Wrong?
White Paper It's hard to imagine life today without all of problems that the Internet has introduced: phishing attacks, cyber-bullying, data theft on a scale never before imagined, spam, distributed denial-of-service attacks, ransomware, spyware,... [14 Jul 2009]
Acpo: Police should go open source
News Currently police forces use a patchwork of proprietary and open source systems. Police data systems should be based on open-source software, according to a senior member of the... [24 Jun 2009]
Police mobiles cautioned for bad behaviour
News Despite a £75m government plan to roll out 25,000 mobile devices to police forces nationwide by 2010, the majority of forces remain unable to take full advantage of mobile tech. By March... [12 Jun 2009]
'Airwave does do data - unlike what some of the media say'
Comment No UK police forces are at present, however, using Tetra for fingerprint scanning. And the Met Police are just turning on personal location. O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone may loom... [11 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo Johnson will also have responsibility for the Police National Database - a national police intelligence system, allowing forces across England and Wales to share information on people,... [10 Jun 2009]
Police in talks over PC crime 'breathalysers' rollout
News Currently, UK police forces have a backlog of hundreds of computers seized during criminal investigations. The backlog of seized machines, combined with modern drives that can hold terabytes of data,... [03 Jun 2009]
Police IT: 'Lots of money is being wasted'
News Police forces in England and Wales are wasting money by failing to collaborate when buying new IT, according to the director general of the CBI. It's] far better that such an increased focus [on joint... [03 Jun 2009]
Police eye 'grab your phone and shop a criminal' tech
News Readhead added that police forces are also experimenting with image recognition technology that gives officers the ability to scour through hours of video captured on CCTV systems and quickly pick out... [24 Apr 2009]
Cops spend £5m on secure access
News The infrastructure will allow police officers and support staff to get secure remote access to police systems across different forces, cutting down on the need for... [08 Apr 2009]
£75m police database: "A major weapon in crime fight"
News There remains some uncertainty over when exactly all police forces will have access to the information on the PND - with indications from Logica that this may not happen until 2013. The PND will be able... [06 Apr 2009]
Airwave heads out on the Highways Agency
News A Home Office report last month found the 43 police forces that cover England and Wales were not making full use of Airwave features that could help cut paperwork. The Highways Agency is extending its... [10 Mar 2009]
