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The New Hampshire State Police and the Carlsbad Police Department in California are just two of the law enforcement agencies that have purchased voice-activated technology for their police officers. The two police departments are using Project 54 to provide officers with the capability to operate various equipment, including two-way radios, radar, lights, and sirens without having to take their eyes off the road. The New Hampshire State Police have seen the number of police radio system channels grow to 256 this spring. The high number of channels placed more of a burden on officers trying to use the two-way radio while driving. However, the new technology allows officers to locate a particular channel through a control activated on the steering wheel. Officers can then tell the unit what channel they want selected.
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The Sacramento Police Department has developed a blog that is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. The blog expands how the department uses the Internet, for example by responding to queries from citizens, launching podcasts to attract new hires, and making online crime reports more accessible. The blog was initially released in August, and now boasts almost 100 user accounts. Users can post questions through a feature called "Ask Officer Michelle," which is handled by Officer Michelle Lazark. One person, for example, recently posted a question about how to handle a witnessed crime. SPD Police Chief Albert Najera is now mulling the creation of an internal blog to help him communicate with the police force's 1,200 employees.
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In the Colorado Department of Corrections, safety comes first. Countless numbers of DOC staff work every day to keep the public safe and to manage offenders in an appropriate and humane way. Corrections staff is a diverse team whose focus, from initial processing to release, is providing an environment that is secure and controlled.
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The Arizona Department of Corrections is in charge of the incarceration of tens of thousands of inmates in the U.S. state of Arizona. The ADC ... manages over 4,000 inmates who have been paroled or that are statutorily released. ADC is also in involved in recruitment and training of correctional officers. The ADC's budget for 2007 was $860 million–an increase over the $761 million budget of 2006 and the $680 million of 2005. [1]
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DENVER – The Department of Justice and the Metro Gang Task Force announced today that a federal grand jury in Denver has returned numerous indictments charging over 50 people with crack cocaine, cocaine distribution, money laundering and firearm related charges. The charges stem from an 18 month investigation into the alleged drug distribution activity of the Rolling 30s Crips and the Tre Tre Crips, and their associates. Of the those indicted, 49 were arrested today, as part of one of the largest law enforcement operations in the history of Metro Denver. Four defendants were previously in state custody. More than 450 local and state police officers, deputy sheriffs, and federal agents, with support from 12 SWAT teams, participated in today’s operation.
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The Office of the Inspector General is charged with objectively examining department operations to ensure they are in compliance with established policy and procedure. This is accomplished through the Criminal Investigations Unit and the Compliance and Accreditation unit. Criminal Investigations is the investigative arm of the department and conducts investigations in response to reports of suspected violation of statute and department policy and procedure. The Compliance and Accreditation Unit in the Office of the Inspector General develops and reviews current department practices to ensure department policy and procedure is being followed. This unit ... recommends and coordinates department policy and procedure revision.
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