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The Security Summit

The Security Summit. Law Enforcement – Finding, Evaluating & Employing Best-of-Breed Technologies from around the World Mike Epstein Center Director, NLECTC-West May 21, 2009. Law Enforcement Customer. Of the 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S., 80% have less than 25 sworn officers

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The Security Summit

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  1. The Security Summit Law Enforcement – Finding, Evaluating &Employing Best-of-Breed Technologies from around the World Mike Epstein Center Director, NLECTC-West May 21, 2009

  2. Law Enforcement Customer • Of the 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S., 80% have less than 25 sworn officers • Smaller through mid-sized agencies have no technical experts on staff • May not have experience buying complex systems • In many cases agencies buying systems use grant funds which may not allow paying for technical help

  3. How Law Enforcement Agencies Find Technologies - Networking • Contacts in local area agencies • Vendor contacts • Their local government

  4. How Law Enforcement Agencies Find Technologies - Internet • Product compilation web sites • Search engines • Vendor web sites • News stories

  5. How Law Enforcement Agencies Find Technologies - Associations • IACP • Publications • Semi-Annual Conference • Knowledge of Federal publications and assistance • Knowledge of out of state, or out of country agencies working similar projects • State Law Enforcement Associations • Conferences • Access to agencies within their own state • Knowledge of Federal publications and assistance

  6. How Law Enforcement Agencies Find Technologies - Federal Government Resources • NIJ • Web Site & Publications • Conferences • Technical Assistance from the NLECTC Center System • The Technology Product Network • DHS • Conferences • Responder knowledge base • System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program

  7. How Law Enforcement Agencies Find Technologies - Federal Government Resources (Continued) • DoD property transfer / procurement programs • 1033 - transfer, without charge, excess U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) personal property (supplies and equipment) to State and local law enforcement agencies • 1122 - State and Local Law Enforcement Equipment Procurement Program for counterdrug activities. • 1401 - identify, evaluate, deploy, and transfer to Federal, State, and local first responderstechnology items and equipment in support of homeland security. 1401 acts as an “umbrella” over other existing technology and equipment transfer programs and aims to coordinate these efforts.

  8. How Law Enforcement Agencies Evaluate Technologies • Product demonstrations • Pilot programs • Networking • Internet reviews • Federal Government testing & guidelines • NIJ / NIST • IACP • DHS

  9. How Can Vendors Leverage This Environment • Product demonstrations • Ask the regional NLECTC Center for assistance (emerging technologies) • Display at conferences • Speak at association meetings • Enroll in State / Regional approved vendor lists • CMAS / WSCA • GSA

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