What technology do police use?

Police departments have long used biometrics, primarily fingerprints for identification. But now, many are using handheld scanners and facial recognition technology to improve speed and accuracy of identification.

What kinds of technology do police use to solve or prevent crimes?

Now, in addition to facial recognition and DNA, there is an ever-expanding array of biometric (and behavioral) characteristics being utilized by law enforcement and the intelligence community. These include voice recognition, palmprints, wrist veins, iris recognition, gait analysis and even heartbeats.

Are police investigative records posted online?

Thus almost no police investigative records are posted online. There are two main types of reports written by police officers – arrest reports and crime or incident reports. This report provides details on an arrest made by police.

What should you do with your old paper documents?

All Other Client Documents – Unless it falls into a category mentioned above where it’s required or highly recommended to maintain original paper records, documents like medical records can be scanned into an electronic document management system and old paper copies can be discarded.

Can a reporter ask for a copy of a police report?

Reporters can ask for a copy of a police report, but if the police decline to provide it they probably are within their rights to do so. This is why it’s important for a reporter to check the court record to see if criminal charges have been filed in a case.

What kind of police reports are open to the public?

These include: arrest and incident reports (which are usually difficult to obtain) logs of arrests and responses to incidents by police (which usually are open to the public) search warrants and coroner’s office reports (which also usually are open to public inspection)