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SECURIZINE ISSUE 7  26th October 2005

Cozart’s Ecstasy Detection Test Receives UK Patent
Officers are now able to conduct roadside tests for the drug ecstasy following an announcement by Cozart that the company’s Ecstasy Detection test has received its UK patent. The technology covered by this patent is used in the new Cozart methamphetamine/ecstasy powders test, one of a family of such tests the company is launching for sale this week.
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PITO Looking for Non-Contact Whole Hand Scanner
The Police Information Technology Organisation is in the market for a non-contact whole hand scanner. Dr Fred Preston, Director of Identification at PITO said the organisation was looking for a contact-less scanner with the ability to scan the whole hand. ‘The market is wide open. At the moment you have to put your hand on the scanner and there are issues around that.
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NEC Calls on Police Service to Exploit Biometrics
Police productivity and response times could be improved with the introduction of biometric technology, a conference heard. Carl Gohringer, Business Development Manager, NEC Security Solutions, UK called on the police service to exploit biometrics in terms of its own security and not just to use it to catch criminals.
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False Details Foiled by Facial Recognition Software in Florida
Dozens of people giving false details were arrested in Florida after facial recognition software installed in police patrol cars correctly identified them, a UK Biometrics conference heard. Fifty patrol cars were equipped with a digital camera and software installed on laptops already used by officers in Pinellas county to get round the problem of individuals who deliberately give false details.
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Dream Policing Support to Open Five New Branches
Police recruitment company, Dream Policing Support, is opening five new branches across the UK in association with the National Retired Officers’ Database. The new offices will be in Nottingham, Preston, Warrington, Bristol and Newcastle.
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GSL UK Awarded Staffordshire Contract
Staffordshire police has awarded a contract to supply detention officer services in its custody suites to GSL UK limited. Detention officer services include responsibility for the safety security and welfare of all prisoners whilst in custody as well as the responsibility for obtaining, testing and documenting drug screening samples from prisoners.
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Iris Recognition System Stops Immigrants from Re-entering the UAE
Tens of thousands of immigrants have been stopped from re-entering the UAE with false travel documents after an iris recognition system was introduced at the country’s borders.
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Scrapping Outmoded Practices could Improve Police Productivity
Police productivity could be improved by twenty per cent if forces were able to scrap outmoded national police practices. Chief officers have called for greater flexibility to modernise an outdated workforce structure and practices of the police service to better serve the public.
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Lawsuit Against Taser International Dismissed
The Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Maricopa has dismissed a lawsuit against Taser International on the grounds that it was not timely filed within the requisite statute of limitations.
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Yarg Biometrics to Expand FingerSwipe Programme
A Scottish biometrics company has picked up funding to the tune of £300,000 to expand its FingerSwipe programme. Yarg Biometrics, which was formed in 2004, secured the funding package through the Upstarts investment vehicle, a subsidiary business of the Strathclyde University Incubator Ltd.
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Cogent Systems Wins Royal Canadian Mounted Police Contract
Cogent Systems Inc has won the contract to supply a modern Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Real Time Identification (RTID) Project was awarded to the firm on the basis of technical and financial merits.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 6  19th October 2005

Only Six Months to Develop PNC Training Structure
ACPO has just six months to develop a structure on engaging the private sector in the delivery of training for PNC trainers. In its recent report, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary said chief officers must decide if and how private organisations are to be used to deliver training in the future by April 2006.
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Derbyshire Praised for PNC Training Approach
Derbyshire constabulary has won praise from Inspectors for its innovative approach to PNC training. The Adult Learning Inspectorate report into PNC training praised the Midlands force for introducing a successful alternative to traditional PNC courses.
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Daniel Green Nominated for ‘CIPS Professional’ Award
Kent police purchasing officer, Daniel Green, is in line for a national award after being nominated for the Chartered Institute Purchasing and Supply’s ‘CIPS Professional’ award. Daniel is up against nominees from Rolls Royce and OGCbuying.solutions at the award’s evening at London’s Hilton Hotel in Park Lane next week.
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Bannerbridge Becomes UK Distributor for A4Vision
Essex company, Bannerbridge, has become the UK distributor for A4Vision, a US company which specialises in advanced identification software and 3D facial imaging technology. Bannerbridge will provide off-the-shelf delivery, local warranty and maintenance support, with full sales, marketing and technical provisioning to UK companies interested in A4Vision products for resale or use.
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Eurowatch Provides 24-hour Access to Police Across Europe
Victims of commercial vehicle crime now have 24 hour access to police across Europe through Eurowatch. Crimes are committed against commercial vehicles every two minutes in Europe. Goods vehicles are especially vulnerable outside their home countries where drivers may not be able quickly to contact the local police.
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Relocation to Bring Cleveland Closer to a Tees Valley ‘City Region’ Force
The relocation of Cleveland police’s roads policing base to the planned new headquarters will bring it closer to a Tees Valley ‘city region’ force, says the local police authority.
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BTP Moves to New Headquarters
The British Transport Police is moving to new headquarters in central Camden in London this month. BTP is leasing the seven floor office block known as Camden Point on the corner of Camden Road and Camden Street to house over 300 staff.
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£11 Million Overhaul for Stevenage Police Station
Stevenage Police Station is set for a £11 million overhaul after getting the go ahead from Hertfordshire police authority. Work on the new development which includes a 24-cell custody suite is due to begin next year.
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Serco Group Signs Multi-Million Pound Government Contract
Serco Group plc has signed a multi-million pound contract with the Government to help detect the illicit importation of radiological substances at UK borders.
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Stinger Systems Accepts the Amnesty International USA Challenge
An American manufacturer of a less-lethal weapon has agreed not to sell stun guns to countries known to use electroshock weapons for torture.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 5  12th October 2005

Imprivata’s OneSign Introduced in Staffordshire
Staffordshire police has become the first force to give its 4500 employees a single password allowing access to different computer systems following successful trials of Imprivata’s OneSign.
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PCSOs Do Lower Crime Rates, Study Reveals
Police community support officers (PCSOs) do lower crime rates, a study by Kent Constabulary has revealed. The study showed PCSOs are particularly successful in reducing vehicle crime and criminal damage, especially to street furniture, buildings and vehicles.
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CUBIT Awarded £350 Million Pound IT Contract
The Met has awarded a £350 million pound IT contract to the CUBIT collaboration, led by Capgemini UK plc. CUBIT was selected as the Preferred Bidder for the new single supplier contract to provide information, communication and technology services to the organisation, following a six month process.
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Simulation Systems Wins Highways Agency Contract
The Highways Agency has awarded the contract to supply its second generation CCTV system to monitor the national road network to Simulation Systems Ltd.
The new CCTV systems will be implemented at Highways Agency Control Office locations.
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Hidden Technology Awarded Newham Contract
The London borough of Newham is to use decoy vehicles, covert surveillance and tracking technology to combat vehicle crime after the MPS awarded the contract to Hidden Technology Systems International Ltd.
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Most Londoners Satisfied with MET’s Response to Terrorist Attacks
Over three quarters of Londoners are satisfied with the way that the Metropolitan Police responded to the recent terrorist attacks on London according to a new poll conducted by MORI on behalf of the Greater London Authority. Just 15 per cent were dissatisfied.
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Harrington Group Set to Acquire Sun Biomedical Laboratories
Australian law enforcement technology company, Harrington Group Ltd, is set to acquire the company that founded the world’s first rapid saliva drug test in a $3.7 million deal.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 4  5th October 2005

ACPO Plans to Cut False Alarm Rate
ACPO has announced plans for greater involvement in private security firms to cut the false alarm rate. There are eight and half times more false alarms than genuine ones. ACPO wants to work with the security industry to reduce the rate to two to one by 2007.
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‘No Appetite’ Found for Discontinuing Attending Alarms
Police officers will continue to attend alarms, but chief officers have not ruled out withdrawing the service, according to ACPO’s latest policy on security systems. It found ‘no appetite’ to discontinue attending alarms, but added: ‘Although there is no current likelihood of such a change, the possibility cannot be ruled out.’
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PIPS Technology Supplies Hertfordshire Police
Fourteen Automated Number Plate Reading systems have been supplied to Hertfordshire police, by PIPS Technology, as part of the forces corporate ANPR strategic vision. The ANPR systems comprise PIPS Dual Imaging P362 cameras and PAGIS (Police ANPR Graphic Information Systems) software controlled by an integrated mobile computer.
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Further Work Commissioned on Livescan
The Police Standards Unit and ACPO have commissioned further work on Livescan, the automation of fingerprint capture, to ensure the business benefits are realised from the wider rollout across the police service.
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TASER International to ‘Cooperate Fully’ with Investigation
TASER International says it will cooperate fully following the decision by the Security and Exchange Commission to formally investigate the company. In a statement, TASER International said that a formal investigation meant the SEC had the power to subpoena documents and testimony from relevant parties.
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SmartWater Technology Featured on Japanese TV
SmartWater Technology is ‘turning Japanese’ after being featured in a documentary that attracted 10 million viewers. Hodou Tokushu, the Japanese equivalent of Panorama, devoted 20 minutes to the success of the SmartWater Strategy and how it could be successfully used by Japanese police to help tackle crime.
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Armor Holdings Launches IE-Defense System™
US company Armor Holdings has announced the launch of a commercial vehicle armour system that protects against improvised explosive devices. The IE-Defense System™ is a multiple threat system that can be applied to a number of commercially available Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) as well as other passenger vehicles.
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Jaguar X Type Assists Merseyside Police
Merseyside police has launched a new addition to its crime fighting team – a Jaguar X Type. The high-tech vehicle is equipped with an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system, funded by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.
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Toyota Prius Cars Delivered to 29 London Boroughs
Nearly a hundred energy-saving vehicles have been delivered to 29 London boroughs in the Met to support neighbourhood policing teams. Ninety-four congestion charge-exempt Toyota Prius cars will be used to transport officers and PCSOs to their patrol areas and meetings and surgeries.
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