Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Law Enforcement Needs Durable Computers

By Allyson Westcot


The Border Patrol in America face danger every day while doing their risky jobs. They often call on local law enforcement agencies to assist them. Law enforcement in Luna County, New Mexico, is close enough that calls come often. It's crucial that all the officers can be reached swiftly and can communicate with one another to share information. This happens to be true for everyday law enforcement but it becomes even more crucial when the Border Patrol contacts them for help.

If the requirement was only to send officers who could be at work out into the field to help secure the border, communication and mobile computing would not be as important. But police are sometimes already in the field working to keep the county safe. To reduce paperwork and keep all officials who are out in the field able to respond at a minute's notice, their police autos have been outfitted with reliable Panasonic Toughbook 31 PCs.

Law enforcement already has a dispatch system, where a dispatch officer contacts each unit to apprise them of any circumstances that need their attention. But it's rather more efficient, and serves many other purposes, for officers to have durable laptops in their automobiles. Not only does that facilitate better communication, but they can work on reports, get instant alerts and do their jobs more efficiently, all while not having to worry about their PCs breaking down.

The Luna County computers were set up with mobile broadband through a cell phone supplier. Wi-Fi isn't widespread and trustworthy enough for mobile law enforcement, so always having an available broadband web connection to get online, send mails and communicate is vital. The addition of broadband service turns it from a lightweight laptop to a portable communications hub.

That connection permits law enforcement to get up to the moment reports from the office and from other police. When they can be connected this simply, it not only lets them do a more satisfactory job of securing the border, but it also helps keep them safer.




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