Criminal Justice Technology in the News

Law Enforcement News

Strafford County Sheriff's Office Coordinating Drones and Dogs to Find Missing People
New Hampshire Union Leader, (05/08/2019), Kimberly Haas
The sheriff's office in Strafford County, N.H., recently purchased two drones, one with a thermal imaging camera and one that can be used indoors, and plans to pair them with K-9 teams to help search for suspects and for missing people. Previously, the office needed to call in a helicopter for aerial searches.
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Under Partnership, Departing U.S. Army Soldiers Will Have Easy Path to State Police
WBAL, (05/08/2019), Dawn White
The Maryland State Police have joined the U.S. Army's Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program, which creates a partnership that enables registered recruits to quickly join the police force on discharge from the service. More than a dozen other police agencies have already joined the program since its inception in 2000, including Baltimore City police, Baltimore County police and the Harford County Sheriff's Office. 
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High-tech Dispatch Tool Will Help Ohio County Dispatchers Track Mobile Phone Users
PoliceOne.com, (05/13/2019), Robert Wang for The Repository
The emergency management and sheriff's offices in Stark County, Ohio, have announced plans to install new software and hardware at the county's dispatch centers that will give dispatchers immediate location data within three feet of a mobile phone making a 911 call. That includes accuracy indoors, which is problematic with most equipment.
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K9 Officer Program Adds More Dogs to Help Colorado Parks & Wildlife
CBS4 Denver, (05/10/2019), Jamie Leary
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife pilot program is testing ways that K9 officers can help their human counterparts in the field. The three dogs in the pilot program have been trained to look for physical evidence, such as shell casings, which poachers may have left behind, and also to intervene in encounters between humans and bears. The program has been funded by donations.
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Corrections News

Cheaper to Educate Than Incarcerate: 2 Parolees Take the Prison-to-School Pipeline
The Buffalo News, (05/13/2019), Barbara O'Brien
This article profiles two formerly incarcerated men who recently received associate's degrees from Houghton College as part of a program with Hope House in Buffalo and Peaceprints of Western New York. Studies show that individuals who receive an education and job skills are far less likely to re-offend and return to prison.
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