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Meet CaseGuard team at CAPE 2016, Santa Barbara
December 14, 2015 | 2 minutes read
Meet CaseGuard team at CAPE 2016, Santa Barbara

Meet CaseGuard team at the California Association for Property and Evidence 2016 conference in Santa Barbara March 14 to March 16.

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Evidence room physical security
December 07, 2015 | 4 minutes read
Evidence room physical security

Evidence rooms have often been relegated to the basement of the police department, possibly even an off-site facility, or wherever else they might be out of the way while still containing a reasonable amount of storage space. While there is nothing inherently wrong with that in and of itself, we must consider whether the facility […]

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In Memory of Special Officer William Garrett
November 30, 2015 | 4 minutes read
In Memory of Special Officer William Garrett

We will continue to provide memories of officers who face peril in performance of their duties, but one theme that has stuck out to us in re-documenting these tragedies is how many railroad police officers have died in similar circumstances, and how minor the charges are for the accused.

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The Age of Digital Evidence
November 23, 2015 | 3 minutes read
The Age of Digital Evidence

Law enforcement must be flexible and open to change so they take advantage of new technologies in the digital evidence realm to remain one step ahead.

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Firearms in the evidence room
November 09, 2015 | 6 minutes read
Firearms in the evidence room

Firearms can be one of the most difficult types of evidence you’ll ever have to handle as an evidence technician. Not only are there obvious safety concerns, but they can also be ridiculously difficult to dispose of when the time comes. Because each state, and indeed, each agency, has its own laws, policies, and procedures […]

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In Memory of Correctional Officer Buddy Herron
November 02, 2015 | 4 minutes read
In Memory of Correctional Officer Buddy Herron

Correctional Officer Buddy Herron was a civil servant, to put it lightly. After serving in the US Navy Reserve, he joined the Arizona Department of Corrections and worked for that agency for 12 years, before joining the Oregon Department of Corrections, where he ultimately served for four years.

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Managing evidence at suspicious death scenes
October 26, 2015 | 4 minutes read
Managing evidence at suspicious death scenes

A death investigation is a profound responsibility. With a keen sense of duty, and in pursuit of the truth, homicide investigators must follow the evidence and the facts of a case as they’re developed in order to seek justice for the deceased and those they left behind. Every violent crime is tragic. However, victims whose […]

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How to collect digital evidence in inclement weather?
October 19, 2015 | 5 minutes read
How to collect digital evidence in inclement weather?

Inclement weather can create interesting challenges for crime scene photography. Whether we’re collecting physical evidence or digital evidence, we do not get to pick our crime scenes but rather our crime scenes pick us based on when they occur and the hours during which we are working. Foul weather also affects our documentation stage of […]

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Successful search warrants
October 12, 2015 | 5 minutes read
Successful search warrants

The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution affirms, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, […]

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In Memory of Officer Robert W. Mundel
October 05, 2015 | 4 minutes read
In Memory of Officer Robert W. Mundel

Robert “Bobby” Mandel, a young and brave NYPD officer, probably represents the death that no veteran officer wants to witness, much less it be their partner.

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Evidence and the human element!
September 28, 2015 | 3 minutes read
Evidence and the human element!

During the last several decades, the computer industry has grown rapidly and now comprises 10 percent of the GDP of the United States. During this short time span, information technology has become larger than the auto, steel, petrochemical, mining, and natural gas industries combined. Some of these amazing technological developments have advanced the field of […]

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Should police officers use evidence management software?
September 21, 2015 | 4 minutes read
Should police officers use evidence management software?

As we talk with prospective clients, we sometimes encounter resistance from evidence room personnel regarding police officers doing the initial data entry portion of evidence management. This resistance is to be expected, I suppose, from anyone accustomed to taking handwritten information and transferring it to whatever database or spreadsheet might be in use. It’s just […]

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