Courts at all levels have started holding remote proceedings as a way to continue their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Even the Supreme Court conducted oral arguments over the phone and made the live audio available to the public. In the lower courts, nearly every jurisdiction is encouraging or requiring judges to hold certain proceedings by phone or video. To…
The Officer Down Memorial Page, run by https://www.odmp.org/ focuses on honoring and remembering all of law enforcement’s heroes. Their COVID-19 Honor Roll continues to grow with names of fallen officers and offers resources to help their families. Texas has by far the most listed, followed by NY, FL, CA and IL. According to their site, there have been 1,776 line…
While in uniform in his patrol car, a Seattle cop questioned enforcement of COVID-19 decrees in a video that has amassed nearly 1 million views. Now, the officer faces an end to his career for speaking out in this way on an important issue. The limits of free speech for law enforcement officers are being tested in an age of…
Precise Digital is the nation’s leader for interview recording systems and equipment, but recordings have come a long way since the world’s first recording. The phonautograph is the earliest known device for recording sound, it was invented by Frenchman Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville and was patented on March 25, 1857. It transcribed sound waves as undulations or other deviations in…
Precise Digital specializes in interview room systems and one of the benefits of the video recordings is being able to review the body language of the interviewee. While there is ‘no set formula’ for spotting a liar, recognizing some of the signs may help you root out a fibber. NINE WAYS TO SPOT A LIAR The big pause: Lying is…
Acknowledging the integral role of first responders and medical workers in the fight against the novel coronavirus, Costco on Wednesday said it would begin giving them priority access to its stores. Health care workers, police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and other first responders will be moved to the front of any line to enter a Costco warehouse, the company said on…
Precise Digital supports all police and reminds our clients and friends in law enforcement that our “one button” recording system keeps the risk of spreading germs low. New York’s coronavirus outbreak has also impacted the city’s police force, with more than 200 NYPD employees testing positive for the virus, the police commissioner said. Commissioner Dermot Shea said that 211 NYPD members have tested…
Public safety preparation for the basketball tournament will be just as intense as the Super Bowl, Atlanta police Chief Erika Shields told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Security planning began more than a year ago with a series of trips to the 2019 Final Four site in Minneapolis, where Atlanta public safety officials observed the city’s security operations. “Those visits are valuable…
