Aug/Sep/Oct 2009 issue

Focus:  Gang Violence / Public Safety Wireless Technology

Gang Violence – Trends and Tactics for Response & Prevention
First segment of an exclusive 3-part Special Report on Gang Violence starts out on the West Coast and takes a close look at the growth of gang violence in and Los Angeles and Orange County, and what police – and dispatchers – need to know about keeping gang violence under control in their communities
Going Where No Computer Has Gone Before - Benefits of Hand-Held Computing to Mobile Law Enforcement
Wireless Data Systems In Action -  A Case study from Saukville Police, Wisconsin
Twitter® for Public Safety and Emergency Management - The Social Network Communications Paradigm
The Dispatcher is the Gatekeeper during a Critical Incident - Incident Response Plans and the Communications Center
Learning from Criticism -  9-1-1 In The Hot Seat – Again.  Responding to Readers Digest
Quality Assurance in Today’s Evolving 9-1-1 Centers -   How Recording Technology can help
Alerting Systems On Campus -  A Case study from Duke University