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Iowa Statewide Forum On Public Safety
This wonderful 6-foot chalk drawing was created by a very talented incarcerated offender at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchelleville, Iowa, where our conference, the Iowa Statewide Forum On Public Safety, was held. Additionally, the lunchtime tour...
The True Cost of Owning an Alarm System
Do you know anyone who has an alarm system, but never sets it? I do, and it amazes me. Alarm system subscriptions are expensive — When you see those alarm system advertisements, they lull you with free installation, but the real money is in the monthly subscription...
Summertime Peace of Mind with MyPropertyID
Summertime—warm weather, time outdoors and relaxing with family and friends. If only peace of mind were as easy as a cool breeze on a warm summer day. Burglaries and thefts also occur Unfortunately, summertime is also a time when thieves are busy while we are relaxing...
The Kitty Genovese Murder
Not your ordinary brutal murder — Kitty Genovese was murdered on March 13th, 1964 in New York City just outside her apartment building. There was something different about her killing. There are the facts, which got muddied, but the story about her brutal death and...
Big Data Before There Was ‘Big Data’
Big Data yesterday and today — According to Wikipedia, "big data" is an amalgam of data sets that are so voluminous and complex that traditional data-processing application software is inadequate to deal with them. Well, I have important news. The FBI and its Criminal...
The Police Need Your Help To Stop Burglaries and Thefts
The police can't do it without you — The police need your help and are still waiting. "Operation Identification was established to reduce theft and increase the recoverability of stolen property," according to a report sent to the Unites States Department of Justice...
Street Level Operation Identification
A commitment to our neighborhoods — Because of our ability to map the location of homes and businesses, we are proposing that for every pocket of 20 customers who purchase our security kit, a sign will be provided to the public works department to be erected in a...
A Picture Will Never Lead To a Conviction
A picture “ain’t worth squat” — A picture will never lead to a conviction. It might be worth a thousand words in journalism, but a picture "ain't worth squat" to law enforcement professionals. Ask any defense attorney if they can get a person off if the...
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
Intelligence gathering at the FBI — The largest division at the FBI is the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS). In essence, it's the FBI's intelligence arm. It is the umbrella over a number of intelligence services including the National Crime Information...
Asset Management Awareness Month
What the National Property Management Association Is saying — The National Property Management Association (NPMA) states, "Throughout the month of March, Asset Management Awareness Month urges businesses and organizations to learn how improved asset and property...
