Law Enforcement

3 Audio Security Products to Install in Correctional Facilities
A Lesson From the Chicago P.D. on Using Audio Surveillance to Improve Evidence Collection.
When interrogating a witness or suspect, the last thing an officer wants to be concerned with is whether the audio monitoring system is fully functional. And for good reason: Imagine a witness interrogation yielding a smoking gun-type of confession and not having the recording stand up in court due to poor evidence collection standards or […]
5 Ways Audio Improves Correctional Security
Contraband smuggling. Physical assaults. Prison overpopulation. Limited staff.  For correctional workers, these are just some of the challenges you face each day. Safeguarding facilities from both internal and external threats is absolutely imperative. Thankfully, cameras have increased monitoring capabilities. However, with budget cuts limiting staff hours, there’s a limit to how many eyes can actually […]
How to Use Audio to Level Up your Public Safety and Government Building Security
The need to fully secure government buildings and public spaces has never been greater because threats to government institutions have been on the rise. The recent Capitol Insurrection provided one tragic example, but even though that incident is over, the threat is ongoing and, by some assessments, increasing every year. Video surveillance is a good […]
The Case for Audio: Detention Centers
Violence within correctional facilities has been a growing concern for both guards and prisoners alike. Increasingly, wardens are finding themselves searching for solutions that offer additional security, allow for better monitoring, and supplement surveillance systems already in place. Adding audio to a security camera has proven to be a popular method to better capture audio […]
Audio for Correctional Facilities Infographic
Security for correctional facilities is crucial to the safety of both staff and inmates. Many U.S. prisons and jails are overpopulated, where physical altercations can easily break out. While most facilities deploy some type of video surveillance and access control system, audio is an often-overlooked technology when it comes to safeguarding these sites. For those […]
How Audio Acts as a Force-Multiplier for Police
There are a number of advanced security solutions available today that can help law enforcement be more effective in detecting threats as well as protecting the public. One of these modern marvels is the deployment of intelligent audio technology, as we will see below. But first, let’s explore the key challenges that law enforcement agencies […]
Audio Benefits for Law Enforcement
There are more than 12,000 local police departments in the United States, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics report, Local Police Departments, 2013: Personnel, Policies, and Practices. About 48 percent of these departments employed fewer than 10 officers in 2013. With limited staff, police departments are looking to security technologies to act as a […]