To Release or Not to Release Video Footage to the Public
Right now in the state of Indiana, footage that is captured by a law enforcement officer from a dash cam or a body cam is not required to be released to the public. That looks likely to change, however, now that House Bill 1019 has passed. The Indy Star is keeping followers updated on the […]
iRecord was recently featured in the Telegraph Herald out of Dubuque, Iowa
The Jackson County (Iowa) Sheriff’s office has replaced its antiquated interview recording equipment with the help of pooled resources and a $6,000 grant. Deputy Corey Kettmann said the department in December installed an iRecord digital video recording system. The $19,000 upgrade equips two interview rooms with video cameras and audio recording equipment for tasks such […]
Top iRecord Stories in 2015
We review 2015 by highlighting the most popular stories and articles we have shared with you! Rank the most popular blogs and summarize contests and winners for the year and how excited iRecord has been to be a part of its customer and the public’s lives by sharing this information and its services with PDs, […]
More Interview Room Solutions on the Market
More police departments have been taking the step to update their interview rooms, including having top of the line digital and audio recording systems and evidence management systems like iRecord’s. Specifically, law enforcement officers are finding that going seamless in their storage platforms is only making workflow and process run even more smoothly. We love to […]
Persuasion does Not Equal Coercion
In the hit TV series, The Office, Lackawanna County part-time Volunteer Sheriff’s Deputy Dwight Schrute’s aggressive approach to getting the information he needs to know is makes a lot of us laugh. We know that he sometimes isn’t all “there,” but how many of us recognize that in some ways we believe that our own […]
Recording Raises the Likelihood of False Confessions—FALSE!
A popular myth that recording a victim’s testimony will raise the likelihood that he or she will make a false confession continues to be debunked. Recording not only helps close cases more quickly, but the right equipment also provides hard evidence that can be saved, retrieved easily at a later date and shared with entire […]
What Recording Capital Cases Shows PDs about the Impact of Recording Equipment
When the Public Act 93-0206 became effective in Illinois in July of 2005, the Chicago Police Department along with all other PDs throughout Illiniois were required to electronically record all criminal cases that involved voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. This was just the first step. Learn what implications this led to and why recording interviews has […]
How Recording is Ending the He-Said-She-Said Debate
PDs sometimes have the choice of defending their officers against false accusations of coerced confessions or force and when they don’t have proof of what it was that they said, an endless game of he-said-she-said ensues. The burden of proof in these cases is really on the prosecution and if they cannot find a way […]
Can Your PD Store and Manage Digital Evidence in These Eight Plus Ways?
If your PD is getting ready or thinking about making the move to recording interviews, one of the questions you need to prepare to think through is how you store, access, share and manage your digital evidence. Learn more! We are so certain that no other product is as effective as ours that we have […]
Congratulations to the Honor Those Who Protect Contest Winner
iRecord, the leading manufacturer of digital video recording and evidence management solutions for law enforcement professionals, wants to help keep communities safer, and we know that one way to do that is to help those involved in capturing, sharing and utilizing recorded testimony get equipped with the right tools. This motivated us to set up […]