The Private Investigator’s Responsibility: Capture Accurate Info
With today’s media coverage and the public scrutinizing many investigations, accuracy of interviewing is crucial. Don’t give skeptics a reason to question your accuracy, your technology, or your methods. Recording allows for accuracy in interviewing as it takes away the note-taking margin of error. Let’s talk for a minute about Michael Brown and Eric Garner—two […]
How Recording Helps Close Cases More Quickly
In an interview, being able to follow the sequence of events is essential. Without audio or video recording, closing the case takes longer and often costs more. By being able to go back to interviews, (1) re-listening to the recording (2) as well as look at body language, the most appropriate course of action can […]
You Won’t Want to Miss This Giveaway!
Want to take part in an incredible opportunity to win the One Room iRecord Essential System? We are running a CAC Giveaway this month and will be giving away a complete system to one winning participant organization. We want to share the value and latest research with you regarding how digitally recording video of forensic […]
Recording = Integrity in Investigations
When you interview, determining what really happened can be a challenge if you aren’t recording. Was the interviewee coerced or did it happen as the interviewer said? Did the investigators lie? When recording is done, questions of interviewing can be removed from the equation. Say you go to court and the opposing counsel is attempting […]
We Can’t Wait to Give Back!
This holiday season iRecord staff are eager to announce how we are giving back to all who dedicate their lives to keeping the streets safer, our children protected and criminals behind locked doors. We know that as a CAC, Child Advocacy Center, it can be particularly challenging to come by funds to outfit your interview […]
X Surprising Ways Electronic Recording Systems Saves You Money
One of the major arguments that police departments and even federal offices in the past have given for not adopting electronic recording when it comes to custodial interrogations has been the out-of-pocket costs. The reality is though that ERI (electronic recording of custodial interviews) actually enables organizations to be more efficient, do more with less […]
What Your PD Should Know if You Aren’t Using ERI
Did you know that over 600 jurisdictions in the US employ electronic recording systems when they interrogate suspects yet the vast majority of police departments do not record custodial interviews routinely? While big changes have taken place this year when it comes to Federal requirements and recording, the number of departments responding to the evidence […]
iRecord Supports Body Cams for Police
In light of the events that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri just a few months ago and the recent verdict on the case, many have begun calling for police to wear body cameras to capture evidence of what happens in “hot” cases. iRecord supports Body Cameras to import media and help make your job as a […]
How to Undertake an Investigation in Your Organization
Have you ever thought about what your business should or would do if a report that something unethical was happening? Would you run an investigation internally or outsource to a professional? While there are advantages to considering either model, if you choose to run an investigation internally, you’ll need to define a process and decide […]
How Your PD Could Reduce 25% of Wrongful Convictions
Did you know that (as of March 2014) of the 312 wrongful convictions in the US that have been overturned based on DNA evidence that nearly 25% of those involved a false confession or false incriminating statements (Innocence Project, 2014)? Wrongful convictions are an epidemic, according to some, and the effects are catastrophic considering the […]