NCJ Number
223186
Journal
Law and Order: The Magazine for Police Management Volume: 56 Issue: 5 Dated: May 2008 Pages: 24-26,28,30-32,34,36,38
Date Published
May 2008
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This article presents eight tips for law enforcement agencies on improving video surveillance solution’s success.
Abstract
The eight tips for law enforcement agencies considering video surveillance include: (1) proven expertise--use of modern-day intelligent surveillance systems that employ content analytics to automate threat detection; (2) tight integration--select a solution that offers tight integration between content analytics and video recording for immediate human visual verification; (3) automate the response--pick a solution that can scale automatically, reduce video bandwidth, and stream video onto handheld devices; (4) open solutions--select a video surveillance solution that is based on an open system; a system built from standard off-the-shelf computer components, rather than proprietary hardware; (5) encoder redundancy--the encoder is a mission-critical component of the video surveillance system, so it is necessary to invest in a solution with built-in-encoder redundancy; (6) seamless migration--look for a system that accommodates both analog and integrating peripheral (IP) cameras to maintain current infrastructure while having a path to migrate without doing a major overhaul; (7) navigate the requirements--the video surveillance solution provider needs to deliver a solution that is tested and proven for the environment needed; and (8) from detection to prosecution--content analytics employed to detect threats can be applied to the investigative process as well, such as a multimedia incident information management solution. The best advice is to approach video surveillance as a building block to a larger holistic solution, boosting efficiency and effectiveness from detection to prosecution.