Cell Phone PsyOps – How To Text Fear

Full article HERE at The Thin Blue Online As the conflict between Israel and Hamas keeps going, some new and not-so-new tactics are being used by each side – cell phone PsyOps (psychological operations). From Ynet News: The message read: “Rockets on all cities, shelters not protect, Qassam rocket, Hamas.” A source in Hamas militaryRead… Read more »

Technology in Law Enforcement. What about Web 2.0?

Technology in Law Enforcement? I was having a conversation the other day with a newly appointed Chief of Police, Ray Douglas, from a small town close to Memphis. This newly sworn-in Chief was going through the process of determining what capabilities his staff had and what they lacked. During my conversation with Ray, I askedRead… Read more »

Cops 2.0

I want to tell you about a really cool site that is being built and looks like it is going to be a great tool! Go to: http://cops2point0.com/blog/ You will find resources that are helpful to departments that want to go to the next level. The fact is that modern law enforcement will utilize theseRead… Read more »

One Hundred Words of IT advice For Obama

Steve Ressler and I are among 14 people who contributed 100-word (more or less) essays on the first thing the Obama team should do January 21st with respect to federal IT. As editor, I figured we would let them enjoy inauguration day on Tuesday and really get to work Wednesday. The mini essays are allRead… Read more »