Evidence Management

Evidence-based management is making decisions through considering the evidence on file and thinking critically about the facts of data. Please, see the articles below on evidence management.

May 01, 2020 | 10 minutes read

Trust in the Evidence

To make the evidence more valuable to your case, while you should collect all the evidence available, focusing on the types of evidence that science can prove as fact versus a subjective opinion is far more precise.

December 02, 2019 | 5 minutes read

Child Victim Interview

Successful child victim interviews are not easy to achieve. There are several different factors that must be considered before, during and after conducting a child victim interview.

October 28, 2019 | 8 minutes read

Law Enforcement Digital Evidence | Open Source & Access Policy

You need to have unrestricted access to the data you are custodian over, and you need it in open source digital evidence file formats so that it’s easy to share with all partners, easy to manage, enhance, or otherwise produce for the various stages of the criminal justice process. Don’t let vendors tell you otherwise. You have to answer to taxpayers, not vendors.

June 03, 2019 | 6 minutes read

Vice Investigations

Vice investigations are often glamorized in the movies and on TV. Hollywood would have us believe that vice investigations are comprised mostly of car chases and shootouts. The reality of conducting vice investigations in today’s world is often far from what we see on screen.

May 20, 2019 | 7 minutes read

Investigations | Illegal Dumping Cases

While many illegal dumping incidents are perpetrated by people who are attempting to avoid landfill or disposal fees, there are instances where closer examination of illegal dumping should be investigated. Let’s review some scenarios your agency may be exposed to and discuss some additional tactics and strategies that your agency may want to employ.

April 29, 2019 | 9 minutes read

Evidence Big Data | Big Problems: Servers, Clouds, and Court

The problem that evidence big data presents to law enforcement agencies is getting bigger by the hour. Some agencies have adopted the modern trends well, some have attempted to write the rules for themselves, other agencies are not willing to budge on the issue of data and its collective storage.

December 03, 2018 | 7 minutes read

Investigations | Commercial Burglaries

Burglaries of commercial property become some of the most creative ventures in criminality that officers receive exposure to. From violent smash and grabs to sophisticated “drywall jobs,” commercial burglary attempts have the stigma of bringing out some of the boldest behavior displayed by criminals. Let’s discuss some of the evidence challenges that present themselves in commercial burglaries.

November 12, 2018 | 5 minutes read

Community Evidence | Citizen Cameras & Evidentiary Concerns

Digital evidence is coming at law enforcement from a number of angles, none more pronounced than various content that citizens provide, whether they are a victim, complainant, witness, or another type of third party. Having the ability to navigate, and mitigate the challenges their content can present in the field is the job of your digital evidence management system.

November 05, 2018 | 6 minutes read

Memorialization of an Interview | Audio, Video, or Nothing?

Proper memorialization of interviews and interrogations are musts for any successful prosecution. Law enforcement officers conducting and leading these conversations must decide the best course of action for such interviews.

October 15, 2018 | 4 minutes read

Body worn camera considerations

Body cameras are essential for law enforcement to protect citizens as well as police officers. Policies must address usage, storage, privacy, and public access.

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