The use of thermal imaging cameras (TICs) in assault cases is a relatively new concept for first responding officers and investigators, and can be a helpful tool at the enterprise level.
A new study by psychologists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), University of Birmingham, University of Greenwich and University of New South Wales has found that the use of interactive rotating images could help to reduce errors in facial recognition scenarios such as border control, police investigations and passport processing and CCTV or video surveillance recognition and investigations.
The NYPD arrested a suspect of attempted rape, assault and harassment after a bystander in the subway intervened. Video of the subway attack was used by the NYPD’s facial recognition team to identify the suspect from a previous arrest.
Security professionals who are considering the potential direction for their private sector career often overlook certain functional areas. While considered part of a security leader’s portfolio, many of these less obvious choices offer a broad diversity of challenges. One of these areas found in almost every industry sector is investigations.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking for public and private sector experts to take part in an exercise that will evaluate the digital forensics community’s ability to conduct mobile- and computer-based investigations.
According to the FBI, in 2018, there were an estimated 1,206,836 violent crimes in the United States. More than 7 million of those crimes were property crimes, and the FBI estimates that reported violent crimes cost victims $16.4 billion.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of State have partnered together to assist Kenya in creating the first Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) to be located outside of the United States.
Many incidents today are captured on video. That’s because there is an increasing number of surveillance devices, cellphones and body cameras collecting information. There’s no denying that this video technology is extremely beneficial to organizations that need to solve a crime, identify a suspect or disprove a liability claim. However, with so much evidence available, the process of collecting, managing and sharing video during an investigation has become very expensive and time-consuming.
