Database On Public-Private Partnerships
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State: New York
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Year: 2002
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Category: communication / law enforcement / public safety Source: Copyright 2002 Newsday, Inc., Newsday (New York, NY), June 27, 2002 Thursday QUEENS EDITION, SECTION: NEWS, Pg. A34, LENGTH: 429 words, HEADLINE: Police Strike Deal With Compaq on E-911 System;$47M contract to develop software pending review, BYLINE: By Graham Rayman. STAFF WRITER
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Summary: Police officials have decided to take another crack at building a long-delayed component of the Enhanced-911 system., Pending a review by the city comptroller's office, the Police Department has hired the Compaq Computer Corp. under a $47-million contract to develop a Computer-Aided Dispatch system, which officials say will help speed up response. The cost of the software system is nearly three times higher than the first CAD contract, which was $17.7 million, according to a City Council report. When it was shelved in 1998, the project was three years late after close to $12 million had been spent. Police officials attribute the increased cost in the new contract to the passage of eight years since the first cost estimate, and a decision to pursue a more ambitious, sophisticated system. "There are so many things that are different in this contract than in the first contract that it's difficult to compare them," said Det. Bernard Gifford, a police spokesman. Gifford said the system is expected to be online in March 2005. Compaq will receive $34 million in development costs and $13 million to maintain the system through 2012. The software will allow dispatchers to track the location of squad cars and route them to crime scenes. The system also will allow dispatchers to transmit data on a location or a suspect to squad cars, rather than using the radio. Word of the deal comes as the city approved a measure to nearly triple the phone tax, which is used to support the E-911 system, from 35 cents to $1 as part of the mayor's budget package. Officials have delivered the contract with Compaq to the comptroller's office for registration, where it is under routine review. Officials of Compaq, now a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard, Inc., declined to comment. In 1998, then-Police Commissioner Howard Safir shelved the CAD project after he said the software vendor, a company by the name of Systemshouse, missed deadlines and failed to produce the system. The glitch was unexpected because, police officials said, Systemshouse had performed well on the overall $156-million Enhanced-911 system. After Safir shelved CAD, the company accused officials of repeatedly altering the software plan. The dispute was held up as an example of the difficulty the NYPD has had in completing technology projects. Eventually, the two parties reached a settlement. According to Gifford, the company agreed to reduce its total contract amount by $31 million, including a $20-million credit for the failed CAD effort.
State: Maryland
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2002
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Copyright 2002 PR Newswire Association, Inc., PR Newswire, June 26, 2002, Wednesday, SECTION: FINANCIAL NEWS, DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND CITY EDITORS LENGTH: 627 words, HEADLINE: Allied Research Corporation Announces Delivery of Mobile Command Center For Baltimore Law Enforcement, Mobile Command Center Used to Fight Crime and for Homeland Security
Contact: To view a picture of the mobile command center, please visit the Company web site: http://www.alliedresearch.com and click NS Microwave on the Subsidiaries page under Company Overview.
Summary: VIENNA, Va., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied Research Corporation (Amex: ALR), announces the delivery of a 45-foot, command center vehicle to the Baltimore Police Department. The mobile police station is the product of collaboration between Allied Research's microwave security firm, NS Microwave, and LDV, a specialized vehicle manufacturer. NS Microwave supplied the truck's integrated communication and surveillance center as part of a series of contracts for law enforcement equipment for the Baltimore Police Department. The custom-made truck affords the functionality of a police station, complete with a conference room with video screens. Officers working in the truck have access to external intelligence, including federal databases, with the ability to monitor multiple surveillance sites and bi-laterally communicate with outside stations, from any location in the city, at the same time. NS Microwave is a leader in the development of sophisticated microwave surveillance systems used in law enforcement, port security, border security, airport security, high-end commercial security, citywide surveillance and law enforcement applications. NS Microwave's systems and products include cameras, command/control systems, video concealments, microwave link solutions, and other sensors. They offer fixed observation/transmit surveillance installations in addition to mobile command centers and airborne camera/tracking/transmit packages. General (Retired) J.H. Binford Peay, III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Research said, "This very impressive mobile command center is an excellent example of how NS Microwave can customize a complete security system based on the customer's needs and integrate their technology with new or existing equipment. The command center's advanced technology will help the Baltimore Police Department with law enforcement and also provides the city with a continuity of government capability. In the event of a major natural disaster, or an equally destructive incident, the Baltimore Police Department will be able to operate from anywhere in the city. That kind of security is very reassuring, especially in times like today. No other law enforcement agency has a vehicle quite like it. We expect increased interest from other agencies and departments once they see the Baltimore Command Center in action."
State: New York
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Year: 2000
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: City beat. Municipal Maryland, v29 n8 (Mar. 2000) p20, Annapolis, MD: Maryland Municipal League.
Contact: City of Frederick, 101 North Court Street, Frederick, MD 21701-5415 Contact: City Hall, (301) 694-1380
Summary: A nearly $150,000 federal grant helped the Frederick Police Department upgrade to a digital radio system with encrypted signals. In order to deter potential criminals who might be monitoring with hand-held scanners, digital encrypted signals make it virtually impossible to intercept police conversations. With the help of a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and other funding, the department integrated digital radios throughout the force as standard issue for all officers to carry. Digital radios are also installed in all cruisers.
State: New Jersey
Agency: Police Department, Fire department
Year: 2000
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Category: communication / law enforcement / public safety Source: Newark opens new Public Safety Communications Center. by David H. Lippman, New Jersey Municipalities, v77 n4 (Apr. 2000) p68-69, Trenton, NJ: New Jersey State League of Municipalities.
Contact: City of Newark, 920 Broad Street, Room 200, Newark, NJ 07102 Contact: City Hall, (973) 733-3844
Summary: Newark's Public Safety Communications Center, a $3.75 million dollar building, provides the city with a communications and command center for its Police and Fire Departments using state-of-the-art computer technology. The building has its own electrical source so it cannot lose power. The two-story, modular structure covers 15,000 square feet, and includes rooms where police and fire personnel can take calls and dispatch police cars and fire engines. The Center's technology includes an advanced audiovisual system with large-screen televisions, drop-down overhead projectors and screens, Internet-connected computers, and an audio-video system capable of showing computer-generated presentations, or presentations from DVD, CD-ROM, or videotape. Police and fire dispatchers can immediately provide field officers with pertinent response information on criminals, as well as information on potentially dangerous situations. The computer system is touch screen operated and enables crime data to be easily and immediately accessed through graphic digital portrayal.
State: Texas
Agency: Barber Examiners
Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Mobile Government 9/01
Contact: Yvanne Shaw, Texas State Board of Barber Examiners
Summary: Mobile technology used to file reports online in real time. Eliminated are paperforms, duplicate data entry. $28000 saved in labor costs annually.
State: Illinois
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2000
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: State and local 50 winners. civic.com, v4 n9 (Sep. 2000) p30, Falls Church, VA: FCW Government Technology Group
Contact: City of Buffalo Grove, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Contact: City Hall, (847) 459-2500
Summary: Buffalo Grove police officers complete and transmit incident reports electronically while still on patrol rather than waiting until they complete their shifts. This "paperless" system helps officers concentrate on their beats and allows quicker command decisions as reports from the field can be reviewed immediately. This program won a 2000 State and Local 50 award from civic.com magazine.
State: Utah
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Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Government Technology 10/01
Contact: Jay Creutz, program mgr, SAIC; Christopher Kramer, Public Information, Utah Olympic Public Safety Command,
Summary: Internet based IT system keeps officers, guards, FBI, and emergency personnel on the same page, data sharing, mapping, requests
State: Florida
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2001
County: Pinellas
Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Mobile Government 9/01
Contact: Tim Goodall, Motorola's Greenhouse Project Leader; Dave Byrum, Communications Engineer, Pinellas Co. Sheriff's Office
Summary: Has wireless in police cars. Digital radio allows live color video, internet, intranet capabilities, applications available in the office also available in the cruiser - extension of the office LAN. GIS access. EMS can video of patients while en route to the hospital. Allows automated vehicle tracking using GPS, national and state crime database access, e-mail. System operates at 460 Kbps.
State: Nebraska
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Mobile Government 9/01
Contact: Sgt. Todd Beam
Summary: Police using wireless traffic stop data collection
State: Maryland
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2001
County: Montgomery
Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Mobile Government 9/01
Contact: David Lynn, Director of Montgomery County's Police Department's Technology Division
Summary: Police using wireless traffic stop data collection
State: Washington
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Year: 2001
County: King
Category: communication / law enforcement / constituent services Source: Government Technology 10/01
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Summary: put real time emergency info on the web to cut down on calls from the public that tie up 911 operators
State: Texas
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Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement / constituent services Source: Government Technology 10/01
Contact: Nancy Dean, Assistant Mgr, Information Services, San Antonio, ndean@ci.sat.tx.us
Summary: put real time emergency info on the web to cut down on calls from the public that tie up 911 operators
State: Michigan
Agency: Michigan Supreme Court, College of William and Mary, VA, University of Leeds, UK.
Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Government Technology 10/01
Contact: Rep. Marc Shulman
Summary: Created a high-tech cyber court to speed business cases through the system more quickly.
State: Michigan
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Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Government Technology 10/01
Contact: Thomas Miller, State Police Captain, MI
Summary: One of the most developed public safety communication systems according to the Public Safety Wireless Network Program
State: Delaware
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Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Government Technology 10/01
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Summary: One of the most developed public safety communication systems according to the Public Safety Wireless Network Program
State: Missouri
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Year: 2001
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Category: communication / law enforcement Source: Civic 50 Awards. civic.com, v5 n7 (Jul. 2001) p26, Falls Church, VA: 101 Communications.
Contact: City of Branson, Computer Information Systems Department, PO Box 1309, Branson, MO 65615, Contact: City Hall, (417) 334-3345
Summary: Branson provides wireless network coverage to all city properties, mobile police, fire and public work units via laptop computers and wireless card networks. It uses a radio-based Ethernet system, with virtual private network technology and encryption boxes for security. The system enables police officers to be connected at all times and access the entire police database system. Firefighters are able to find building diagrams and plans before they enter buildings in an emergency. The city utilizes this service without cost by allowing the contractor to advertise on city water towers to attract paying customers. Branson won a 2001 Civic 50 Award from civic.com magazine.
State: Washington
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Year: 2002
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Category: law enforcement / criminal record searches / online database Source: http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-ideas04.htm
Contact: State of Washington WATCH-Washington Access to Criminal History
Summary: For a $10 per search fee, the State of Washington allows anyone to search records of criminal convictions if the searcher provides the correct name and birth date.
State: Florida
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Year: 2002
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Category: law enforcement / criminal record searches / online database Source: http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-ideas04.htm
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Summary: May be the most interesting of all state law enforcement sites with its tabloid design featuring headlines of recent crimes and arrests and its emphasis on encouraging citizens to both prevent and solve crimes. The site's Florida's Most Wanted provides photos of the top targets for apprehension; the Unsolved Homicides page displays photos of murder victims; the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse page offers photos and other information; and the Crime Briefs page gives helpful tips on how to avoid becoming a crime victim.
State: Oregon
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Year: 2002
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Category: GIS / law enforcement Source: http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/e-gov/e-ideas04.htm
Contact: http://www.ci.portland.or.us/
Summary: Provides variety of online interactive mapping, including its new CrimeMapper interactive mapping site using the Portland Police Data System to create detailed graphs and reports displaying crime data by month, day of week, and time of day.
State: Kansas
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2000
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Category: GIS / law enforcement Source: Local innovations. InfoTech Report, v17 n3 (Mar. 2000) p7-8, Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association.
Contact: City of Overland Park, Police Department, 12400 Foster Street, Overland Park, KS 66212 Contact: Gerald G. Tallman, Manager, Crime Analysis Unit, (913) 327-6904 Email: gtallman@opkansas.org
Summary: Overland Park's Target Crime Analysis is a custom software application used to maintain databases for particular crimes and to track assigned caseloads of police officers. Using the software, the Police Department produces daily patrol maps and crime maps, and makes them available to patrol officers through its computer network. It also produces crime reports for the police chief and the city council, as well as for neighborhood groups, homeowners' associations, and individuals. With minimal training, officers in various divisions of the police force can generate their own custom maps and reports.
State: Florida
Agency: Miami-Dade Police Department
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County: Miami-Dade
Category: GIS / law enforcement Source: Government Technology
Contact: Ira Feuer, Commander, Systems Development Bureau, Police Dept 305-471-1818
Summary: Police dept. can be overwhelmed with data. Business intelligence software makes data access and analysis easier. Improve reporting & analysis, target resources
State: Oregon
Agency: Portland Police Department
Year: 2001
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Category: GIS / law enforcement Source: : The potential of technology: Civic 50 Awards. civic.com, v5 n7 (Jul. 2001) p28, Atlanta, GA: Intertec Publishing Corporation. Find it on the Web at: http://www.portlandpolicebureau.com/crimemapper.html
Contact: City of Portland, 1111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 Contact: Police Department, (503) 823-4636
Summary: CrimeMapper is Portland’s interactive Web-based neighborhood crime mapping application that creates crime maps from the Portland Police Data System. It creates detailed crime maps, reports, and graphs that display crime occurrence points and summarize crime types within the city. The goal of CrimeMapper is to reduce crime and improve livability in Portland’s neighborhoods by providing tools that help police identify and track crime. The program also encourages community participation in developing effective crime prevention and problem solving strategies. Portland won a 2001 Civic 50 Award from civic.com magazine.
State: Florida
Agency: Police Department
Year: 1999
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Category: law enforcement / online database Source: Miami system puts pawn shop data online. by Katie Potthoff, Governing, v12 n11 (Aug. 1999) p40, Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly.
Contact: City of Miami, Police Department, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133 Contact: (305) 579-6565
Summary: The Miami Police Department established a Pawn Shop Network, an online system which allows the police to monitor pawn shop transactions for stolen merchandise. The pawn shops use Internet connections, paid for by the county, to transmit pawn slip information to the police computer network each day. At a cost of about $15 a month to maintain, the process is more convenient for pawn shop owners and a powerful search tool for police. In the traditional paper format, it took anywhere from a few days up to a month to obtain the information. Not only does the method allow police to monitor records, but officers can also enter a suspect’s name and bring up any recent transactions and the address the suspect gave the shop.
State: New York
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2001
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Category: law enforcement Source: Cameras to roll in police vehicles. by Marv Cermak, Times Union, April 17, 2001, Albany, NY: Times Union.
Contact: City of Schenectady, 105 Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305 Contact: City Hall, (518) 438-4000
Summary: Schenectady’s police department equipped police cars with video cameras to address complaints of officer misconduct and build community trust. The cameras capture officer misdeeds, but also improve the safety of officers and citizens because they capture everything that transpires during an incident. The city council appropriated $100,000 to outfit 20 vehicles, and buy necessary software.
State: Minnesota
Agency: Police Department
Year: 2001
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Category: law enforcement / online database Source: Government Technology 8/01
Contact: Lt. Phil Hafvenstein, Automated Pawn System Project Coordinator, Minneapolis Police Department
Summary: Pawn shops record purchases on paper slips. Police must wade through tons of paper to locate stolen property, track guns or solve crimes. With the Minneapolis system, pawnshops electronically submit the forms to a central database that allows infinitely easier searches.
State: California
Agency: Department of Justice
Year: 2001
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Category: law enforcement / online database Source: Government Technology 8/01
Contact: Mike Broderick, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, California Department of Justice, 916-227-3711
Summary: Pawn shops record purchases on paper slips. Police must wade through tons of paper to locate stolen property, track guns or solve crimes.
State: Colorado
Agency: Colorado State Patrol
Year: 2001
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Category: law enforcement / communication Source: The Digital State 2001, Kent Lassman, The Progress and Freedom Foundation, http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/center/01digitalstates.phtml
Contact: Colorado State Patrol, 700 Kipling Street, Denver, CO 80215, 303.239.4500, www.csp.state.co.us
Summary: More than 240 State Patrol cruisers have been outfitted with wireless mobile computers linked to federal and state criminal databases. Officers can file reports and citations in the unit. Fingerprint identification is scheduled to be introduced. Felony arrests are up 35-45% as paperwork has diminished. Colorado was ranked #1 in the Digital State 2001 survey in the category of Law Enforcement and the Courts.
State: Delaware
Agency: Department of Public Safety
Year: 2001
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Category: law enforcement / GIS / communication Source: Government Technology 5/01
Contact: Elayne Starkey, Department of Public Safety Project Manager, 302-744-2680
Summary: Real time crime reporting system. Crime reports no longer must be processed and analyzed on paper. Officers use mobile data computers. Analysis is facilitated, GIS used.
State: Florida
Agency: Department of Justice Coordination, Department of Corrections
Year: 2001
County: Pinellas
Category: GIS / GPS / law enforcement Source: Government Technology 10/01
Contact: Tim Burns, technology project manager, Dept of Justice Coordination, Pinellas Co., FL; Tony Guagnino, Senior Probation Officer, Dept. of Corrections, FL.
Summary: Variations of Megan's Law require States to manage and track sex offenders. Pinellas Co. is using a web based, GIS crime analysis system to automate many processes involved in sex offender/predator management. Predators are kept from living within 1000 ft of sensitive sites, sites within 1 mile are notified. Predators in FL wear GPS ankle transmitters which give their location to a few meters in real time to FDOC.Soon mailings will automatically be generated to every address with in a mile every time a predators moves into the community.
State: California
Agency: US Border Patrol, San Diego Sector
Year: 2001
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Category: GIS / GPS / law enforcement Source: Government Technology 5/01
Contact: US Border Patrol, San Diego Sector
Summary: GIS is used to analyze data to reduce illegal immigration, GPS, biometrics used to curb illegal immigration, Infrared systems, remote sensing, night scopes, digital fingerprint scanning
State: Alaska
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Year: 2000
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Category: surveillance / public safety / law enforcement Source: Anchorage opts for in-cab cameras. by Vanita Gowda, Governing, v13 n6 (Mar. 2000) p66, Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly
Contact: City of Anchorage, PO Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650 Contact: City Hall, (907) 343-4311
Summary: After the Anchorage city council mandated additional security features be installed in taxicabs, two of the city’s three cab companies chose to install surveillance cameras in their cars. The cameras are about the size of a cigarette pack and are mounted behind the cab’s rearview mirror. When passengers enter the car, the digital camera snaps a picture and saves the image on a computer disk. In the event of a crime, dispatchers can retrieve the stored image and give it to the police.