NLECTC Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology News Summary Thursday, July 17, 2003
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Copyright 2003, Information Inc., Bethesda, MD. ***************************HEADLINES************************ "Fargo Area Police Look to Nonlethal Weaponry" "National Briefing: Illinois: Cameras for High-Crime Areas" "Delta Police Investigations Go Digital" "Researchers "Privacy Appliance" Seeks to Harness Government Snooping" "Software Searches for Truth in Voice Changes" "Crime Lab Brings Closure to Tough Cases" "Cybersecurity Laws Expected" "Chicago to Install Video Cameras in High-Crime Areas" "Handheld Bioterror Detectors in Works" "Taking Wide View on Security Grant to Police Helps Other Departments" "Web Site Tracking Fraud at Midwest Banks" "Essex Gets Ready to Open New 'Mega-Jail'; Massive Lockup Will be High-Tech" "Less-Lethal Weapons: Laser Sight's Dot Can End Standoff" "Revealing Pair of Eyes" "Researchers Keep an Eye on the Future of Security" "Tier Implementing IMATS Application for City of Richmond Sheriff's Office" "To Help Turn Off Crime, Police are Logging On" "Software Can Investigate Suspicious Deaths" "Can We Learn to Share?" "High-Tech Systems Help Keep Tabs on the Accused" "ImageWare Systems Adds Data Sharing and Extends Facial Recognition Capabilities at Clark County Detention Center" ***************************ARTICLES************************* "Fargo Area Police Look to Nonlethal Weaponry" Associated Press (07/15/03) The West Fargo Police (N.D.) Department has purchased six Taser stun guns for $3,600, paid for by a grant and donations, says Police Chief Arland Rasmussen. The weapons allow officers to avoid physical clashes or having to release pepper spray, which can produce long-lasting irritation, he says. Taser International's director of government affairs Steve Tuttle says the devices are safe because the electrical current does not linger within a person, and that people are typically injured if they fall on top of an object. According to Rasmussen, all West Fargo police officers who use Tasers are required to undergo a shock by the stun gun, which police Detective Duane Sall says feels like a bee sting and leaves an impression on the skin. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/7-15-2003/sta04.html "National Briefing: Illinois: Cameras for High-Crime Areas" New York Times (07/15/03) P. A16 Chicago police are preparing to deploy several $15,000 cameras to help cut down on crime and gang violence in the worst areas of the city. Police will be able to control the cameras from their squad cars via $7,000 control panels, enabling them to zoom in on certain areas. The cameras are expected to be installed on the south and west sides of the city, though officials did not say how many cameras would be deployed. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/national/15BRFS3.html "Delta Police Investigations Go Digital" Vancouver Sun (07/14/03) P. B3; Gulyas, Maureen Delta, B.C, police have replaced the manual video and audio systems in their interview rooms with a digital system from U.S.-based Loronix Video Solutions. The new equipment brings an end to the days when Delta police officers conducting interviews had to load the tapes, flip switches, plug in wires, turn on microphones, test the audio, and hope everything went well, says Bruce Cousins, information and technology manager for Delta. With the Loronix system all they have to do is flip a switch and start the interview. The police department uses the Loronix technology to digitally record audio and video from cameras and microphones placed inside the interview rooms at Ladner headquarters, and the interviews and other documents can be stored on a server until they are ready to be processed. The digital system also allows police officers in different locations to log onto the in-house network and monitor interviews simultaneously. The Delta police department can use the digital system to quickly share interviews with other police agencies involved in joint investigations. What is more, Delta police can use the Loronix technology to burn a CD of an entire case, and hand a disc to Crown counsel and defense lawyers, rather than boxes filled with 20,000 pages of information and materials, explains Detective Sergeant Lorne Pike. The Delta police department paid $25,000 for the Loronix technology and also has added the digital equipment in cell blocks. http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun "Researchers "Privacy Appliance" Seeks to Harness Government Snooping" Associated Press (07/14/03); Fordahl, Matthew Privacy and security researcher Teresa Lunt is building the privacy protection device that would supposedly filter out sensitive information from government investigative queries. Her work at the Palo Alto Research Center is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for its Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) project. Lunt says much of the debate about TIA is uninformed and that many people mistakenly believe the government is going to pool consumer data in a central database; according to what she knows, Lunt says the TIA system would be a front-end connecting to privately-owned databases of consumer records, and that her privacy appliance would filter out personal details while narrowing in on suspicious individuals. Eventually, investigators would go to a judge for a special court order to identify a limited number of suspect individuals, and Lunt says it should be no more invasive for most people than current marketing schemes. However, Electronic Privacy Information Center general counsel David Sobel worries that the judicial system is not designed to handle the type of situation presented by TIA. A similar privacy device and government investigative system is set for testing this year that strips personal identifiers from hospital records, allowing bioterrorism experts to quickly confirm possible attacks. Investigators in that scenario, however, are looking for general trends, unlike anti-terrorism investigators that are trying to find the isolated, tell-tale signs of an impending terrorist attack. Proponents of TIA say that only such a system would have been able to uncover the Sept. 11 attacks before they occurred. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/6300152.htm "Software Searches for Truth in Voice Changes" Washington Post (07/12/03); McCarthy, Ellen Richard Parton created V to be the only U.S. distributor of more advanced lie-detection technology developed by an Israeli firm. The tool analyzes frequency disparities in a person's voice based on factors such as high tension, truthfulness, indecision, and excitement. The advantages over traditional equipment is that recorded statements can be analyzed and questioners do not need pre-determined questions or to limit themselves to "yes" or "no" queries. The law enforcement, homeland security, and insurance industries will be among the clients targeted by V. Federal government use would validate the technology to a greater degree. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48907-2003Jul12.html "Crime Lab Brings Closure to Tough Cases" Los Angeles Times (07/11/03) P. 2-2; Blankstein, Andrew The Los Angeles County Sheriff's crime lab continues to bring science and technology together that has enabled it to crack tough cases, such as the 45-year-old murder of two El Segundo police officers. Last winter, technicians at the crime lab made a startling breakthrough by running the fingerprints of 69-year-old South Carolina businessman Gerald F. Mason through a FBI database and finding a match, and then conducted firearm analysis and handwriting evaluation. The strong evidence ultimately prompted a guilty plea from Mason, who was sentenced to life in prison. July represents the 75th anniversary of the crime lab, which was initially located in the Hall of Justice, where two employees processed firearms, fingerprints, and other physical evidence. The crime lab moved to Main Street in the 1950s and 1960s, expanding into polygraphs, document and handwriting identification, toxicology, breath, and video analysis as technology continued to advance. Today, more than 200 scientists, technicians, and administrative staff members annually process 75,000 pieces of evidence, including blood work, hair, and carpet fibers, at the downtown lab on Beverly Boulevard, and other facilities are located in Downey, West Covina, Lynwood, and Lancaster. An increase in information in state and federal computer databases of offenders' DNA and fingerprints, in addition to ballistics information on firearms, has enabled detectives to solve more cases, but movies and television dramas have increased the public's imagination of what authorities can do with technology. The Sheriff's Department will open a $96 million forensics crime lab on the campus of Cal State Los Angeles in 2006. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-onthelaw11jul11,1,6073033.story "Cybersecurity Laws Expected" IDG News Service (07/11/03); Gross, Grant Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) told attendees at a recent forum on e-government and cybersecurity that Congress will pass legislation this year that outlines the standards businesses should follow to fortify their cyber-defenses, but added that it is too early to give specifics. Putnam, chairman of the House Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, commented that Capitol Hill's cyberattack response strategy needs work, and acknowledged that many members of Congress as well as the public are unaware of how essential networked technology is to the critical infrastructure of the United States. "We want to put something out there that makes sense, that's balanced, that accomplishes the same goals, without it being this headlong rush to prove that we're doing something for our constituents because we were asleep at the switch when there was this digital Pearl Harbor," Putnam noted. He criticized his colleagues and the Bush administration for prioritizing physical threats over cyber-threats. Putnam also found fault with the cybersecurity efforts of government agencies, which suffer from problems stemming from staff and workplace conflicts rather than technology, and said his subcommittee will debate whether federal agencies outside the Defense Department should comply with certain software security regulations. The congressman's views were aired in response to an inquiry from Entrust Technologies' Daniel Burton, who was concerned with a "creeping aggregation of regulations" such as 1996's Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and 2002's Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Burton expressed confidence after Putnam's presentation that his subcommittee will shed further light on private-sector cybersecurity regulations. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111535,00.asp "Chicago to Install Video Cameras in High-Crime Areas" Associated Press (07/10/03); Le, Phuong Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Police Superintendent Terry Hillard have announced the city's plans to install surveillance cameras in certain high-crime "hot spots" around the city. Installation of the video cameras, which can rotate 360 degrees and have night vision and the ability to zoom in on smaller objects, is part of Chicago's Operation Disruption initiative, which seeks to reduce the rate of drug dealing, gang violence, and other criminal activity in the city. The footage captured on the cameras, which can be monitored by police from remote locations at all hours, can be used as evidence against criminals, and officials hope that even the presence of cameras will deter people from committing crimes. During the announcement, Hillard pointed out that camera surveillance creates "a visible crime deterrent," and Laura Nichols, a representative for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, says cameras have been proven to reduce crime in some areas. Although they did not specify where or how many video cameras would be installed, the officials said the surveillance cameras would be in place within weeks. http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1014783&t=Iowa+%2F+Illinois&c=24,1014783 "Handheld Bioterror Detectors in Works" USA Today (07/10/03) P. 6D; Fackelmann, Kathleen New hand-held devices capable of detecting bioterrorism agents such as anthrax, smallpox, and mustard gas could become commercially available within the next five years, according to market research firm In-Stat/MDR. At present, police and other emergency responders have no choice but to send potential bioterrorism samples to a lab, where it normally takes at least 24 hours to determine the identity of a given substance. The new hand-held devices, which are in development at Cornell University and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), would reduce this identification period to just a one-hour wait. This drastically reduced turnaround time means that the devices would be ideally suited for use by police officers on city streets to investigate suspicious powders or gasses. The devices, which are palm-sized, are powered by a silicon chip that runs a "polymerase chain reaction" (PCR) test that uses DNA samples to identify microorganisms. Princeton University researcher Robert Austin says that the PCR test is incredibly reliable, meaning that the chances of an inaccurate reading are quite slim. Researchers at RPI have constructed a portable gas sensor that is capable of identifying gasses by their electrical discharges, a capability that could be applied to detecting sarin and other deadly gasses. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-09-detectors_x.htm "Taking Wide View on Security Grant to Police Helps Other Departments" Boston Globe (07/10/03) P. 1; Stewart, Rhonda The town of Newton, Mass., plans to purchase a Geographic Information System (GIS) and fund other projects with a $911,768 grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety, which is expected to receive the grant from the Department of Homeland Security within six weeks. Police Chief Jose Cordero noted that the grant will not only enhance emergency response and security in Newton, but also benefit the surrounding region. GIS will allow quicker response to emergencies by providing crucial data, such as how many victims are at the scene. Officials say the grant will also purchase equipment for chemical or biological attacks. The nearby town of Waltham received roughly $70,000 to fund emergency response systems and has requested another $100,000 grant, according to Waltham Police Chief Edward Drew. Newton and Waltham participate in METROFIRE with the towns of Watertown, Needham, Wellesley, and Weston to coordinate how their fire departments respond to emergencies. http://www.boston.com/globe "Web Site Tracking Fraud at Midwest Banks" American Banker (07/10/03) P. 6; Jackson, Ben The Iowa Bankers Association, banking associations in 10 states, and law enforcement officials developed and implemented an anti-crime Web site, which will compile information, including document images and camera stills, to provide to law enforcement officials in an effort to combat fraud. According to the associations, banks in Iowa have been hit by loan fraud more than check fraud, and fraud losses rose 50 percent between 1996 and 2002. The Web site will include information from banks in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Indiana, Missouri, and five other states, and could be expanded to include data from credit unions in those states as well. http://www.americanbanker.com/article.html?id=20030709V8WENMGD&from=CommBank "Essex Gets Ready to Open New 'Mega-Jail'; Massive Lockup Will be High-Tech" Associated Press (07/09/03) P. A4 A new $416 million, 2,300-bed penitentiary in Essex County, N.J., will be one of the nation's largest country facilities, replacing two facilities that collectively house approximately 2,500 convicts. The high-tech jail will be operated from a computerized three-story control room. A power plant, backup generators, and a connection to the regional power grid will also be aspects of the jail. The walls will be painted lavender, which is supposed to create a more soothing atmosphere for both guards and inmates. County executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. says that efficiencies such as videoconferencing technology will lead to savings of $5 million annually. The new construction is the result of a lawsuit claiming that the old Civil War-era facilities amounted to punitive conditions for people not yet convicted of crime. http://www.ap.org "Less-Lethal Weapons: Laser Sight's Dot Can End Standoff" Denver Rocky Mountain News (07/09/03) P. 5A; Ensslin, John C.; Gutierrez, Hector The Denver Police Department uses Taser stun guns in situations that might otherwise warrant the use of more lethal weapons. The department currently has 80 Tasers, and has used them in 93 cases. Seven of the cases involved persons brandishing a knife, and nine entailed using the Tasers in close proximity as a stun gun. Police say that some suspects yield to police officers after seeing the Taser's laser sight focused on their body, revealing a red dot. Cpl. Stan Palka says this is in contrast to many suspects' reactions to guns, who believe that officers would not shoot at them, and subsequently flee. Palka, who heads the city's less-lethal weapons training, says the Tasers have misfired nine times--the electric probes did not reach the suspect. Police Chief Gerry Whitman says officers with crisis intervention training are controlling dangerous situations on a day-to-day basis by using their Tasers. But he adds that officers must determine whether they have enough time and distance to subdue the suspect, or if a case calls for lethal force. http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_2096227,00.html "Revealing Pair of Eyes" ABCNews.com (07/08/03); Eng, Paul Lehigh University electrical and computer engineering professor Rick Blum is among the scientists working on a software system that would give soldiers and police officers X-ray vision. The system makes use of two video cameras, one of which is equipped with a millimeter-wave (MMW) sensor that uses high-frequency radio waves to locate guns, knives, and other weapons behind clothing, walls, and other objects. This would eliminate the need for physical body searches. According to Blum, the traditional digital camera helps users identify the person they are viewing, while the MMW image shows things hidden to the naked eye. Because MMW sensors are costly, Blum is adjusting the software to accommodate infrared sensors and backscatter radar. Researchers must also consider the possibility that the system will break unreasonable search and seizure laws, especially since everyone who steps into its path would be scanned. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/FutureTech/fusedimages030708.html "Researchers Keep an Eye on the Future of Security" Computer Weekly (07/08/03); Cushing, Karl Biometric security systems such as fingerprint and iris scanners are currently a niche technology, but a team of Kent University researchers expects to widen the acceptance of such interfaces through the development of stronger and more dependable tools. Iris scanners can be obtrusive and difficult for users to interact with, while the accuracy of fingerprint recognition systems can be reduced if the users' fingers are dirty or worn. Impostors can thwart such devices with a variety of techniques, including wearing sophisticated contact lenses to fool iris scanners and displaying photographs to biometric readers. "One of the key problems is that there is no single biometric device that is reliable and accurate enough for all applications, and not everyone recognizes that," explains Mike Fairhurst of Kent University's electronics department. His team has devised an "intelligent processing framework" featuring software that possesses centralized biometrics management in order to select the biometrics mode best suited to the job at hand. The system can also meld multiple forms together to boost reliability and accuracy. The Intelligent Agent for Multimodal Biometric Identification and Control (Iambic) interface, which the Kent team is operating in collaboration with Neusciences, uses a sensor- and microphone-outfitted laptop as a client and a networked desktop PC as a server; Iambic requires users to register up to three biometrics--voice, fingerprint, and facial recognition--that must be confirmed for each ensuing visit. During the system's trial period, researchers discovered that users had problems enrolling with the voice recognition mode, while handicapped or injured users may also have difficulty. "A lot of work needs to be done to improve the interface and make it more intuitive," comments Fairhurst. http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=123178&liArticleTypeID=20&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=13&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1 "Tier Implementing IMATS Application for City of Richmond Sheriff's Office" Business Wire (07/08/03) Tier Technologies, Inc. reports that it is implementing its Inmate Management and Tracking System (IMATS) for the Sheriff's Office of the City of Richmond, Virginia. The Iris Recognition Positive Identification System SecurePass is a module of the IMATS application that is designed to create increased efficiencies and safety for the Sheriff's Office. SecurePass, which has been installed as a pilot program in Boston's Logan International Airport and is utilized in the daily operations of multiple correctional facilities, uses iris recognition biometrics to capture a high-resolution digital photograph of an individual's iris for identification purposes. The technology is non-intrusive - the individual does not need to touch anything to use the system. According to a study conducted by Britain's National Physical Laboratory, iris recognition technology decisively outperformed five other biometrics systems in accurately matching individuals to an existing database. Tier's IMATS application provides tools intended to ensure information is complete, accurate, easily accessible and systematically managed so that data can be disseminated to additional Virginia agencies. Tier is customizing the IMATS application to interface directly with the Commonwealth's Local Inmate Data System (LIDS), to allow the Sheriff's Office to transfer critical data with increased accuracy as well as efficiency. "As the largest jail in the Commonwealth of Virginia we are pleased to be working with Tier Technologies. The installation of the IMATS application and the SecurePass module will help the Sheriff's Office create a safer, more efficient environment," stated Sheriff Michelle B. Mitchell. http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.070803/231895584&directory=/google&header_file=header.htm&footer_file= "To Help Turn Off Crime, Police are Logging On" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (07/08/03) P. 1B; Jansen, Corissa Wisconsin police departments are using technology to improve response times to local crimes. For instance, police in New Berlin use the Internet to send pictures of crime suspects and provide other important information related to a wide range of cases to local homeowners and businesses. The system helps keep the community more informed about local criminal and police activities. A similar alert system used by De Pere police led to the quick apprehension of a burglary suspect when he attempted to cash a large number of stolen coins. Police in the state also employ text messaging to alert citizens to recent crimes and provide other law enforcement-related information. More than 40 police departments in the state are linked to the Citizen Observer communications system, which enables departments to send e-mail, cell phone, digital pager, or fax alerts. Citizens in communities using the system can sign up to receive alerts by accessing the Citizen Observer Web site, www.citizenobserver.com. The system provides roughly 150 communities throughout the United States with the latest crime information. http://www.jsonline.com/news/wauk/jul03/153503.asp "Software Can Investigate Suspicious Deaths" New Scientist (07/07/03); Graham-Rowe, Duncan New software has been developed to help detectives by prompting them to explore lines of inquiry besides the obvious, helping them handle several different crime scenarios at once. The software can help detectives distinguish between deaths caused by murder and those caused by accident, suicide, or natural causes, and includes a knowledgebase of the different ways death can be caused and related evidence and facts. Investigators can enter pieces of evidence, and the software finds possible links and formulates possible scenarios--and scales the scenarios by probability. It considers all possible scenarios, without relying on the programmer's knowledge, and uses a "truth maintenance" program to examine causal relationships between pieces of evidence and to determine whether the scenario in question is possible. The software is still in prototype form, and will probably be available to test on real cases in two years or so. Director of Manchester Metropolitan University's Forensic Research group David Holmes says such a tool would be very helpful to law enforcement, but he notes that using it could require feeding the system a massive amount of data. Jeroen Keppens of Edinburgh's Joseph Bell Center for Forensic Statistics and Legal Reasoning recently told attendees at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law at the University of Edinburgh that miscarriages of justice could be avoided with such a tool. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993896 "Can We Learn to Share?" Washington Technology (07/07/03) Vol. 18, No. 7, P. 1; Welsh, William The multi-jurisdictional Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN) project in the Washington, D.C., area is setting the standard for such emergency response collaborations elsewhere in the country. When finished with planned work, 10,000 first responders from 35 local, state, and federal agencies will be able to communicate and access different groups' electronic resources in an emergency. Those involved, however, say the project is likely to expand and is already garnering interest from other nearby agencies and jurisdictions around the country. CapWIN's lead integrator, IBM, is building the network with off-the-shelf components and open standards such as the version of XML developed for the public safety community. IBM Global Services public sector safety and security director Kent Blossom explains the approach aims to leverage groups' existing hardware and infrastructure. When first-responders arrive on the scene, they will have a shared platform for instant messaging and file-sharing. icons will identify them in collaborative sessions as either emergency medical workers, fire department, or police. Blossom says the main challenge for projects like CapWIN is not technical integration, but facilitating collaboration, especially when sensitive information such as criminal justice records is required. Support for CapWIN, which was conceived in 2000 by a consortium of government agencies, took off after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which eased resistance to information-sharing and funding. The project is funded by the Justice Department's special interoperability initiative for local law enforcement. CapWIN program director George Ake says an incident in 1998 highlighted the need for a collaborative response project when a suicide attempt on a major bridge shut down traffic thoroughfares for about six hours. http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/18_7/cover-stories/21098-1.html "High-Tech Systems Help Keep Tabs on the Accused" Orlando Sentinel (07/07/03) P. B1; Jacobson, Susan Florida's Osceola County has been using AutoMon kiosks to monitor criminals that are let out on bail and awaiting trial. The kiosks currently use personal identification numbers and fingerprints to verify that a person has checked in, although if the county's contract is renewed the upgraded kiosks will use hand-geometry biometric identification. The county has also been using voice recognition programs that randomly call criminals who are under house arrest. The voice recognition programs are 97 percent effective, and require that the person recite a number. If the program does not recognize the voice a fax is sent to the police, who then send officers to follow up. Over 300 people currently are using the kiosks, most of them offenders who pose little risk to the community and themselves. The new systems are being used in an effort to reduce costs of detaining prisoners, and saving money through manpower expended on meeting with offenders on bail. Other regions have been less accepting of the new technologies, saying that there is a greater likelihood of the machines or devices making an error, such as the kiosks not giving receipts, or the phone systems malfunctioning. http://www.orlandosentinel.com "ImageWare Systems Adds Data Sharing and Extends Facial Recognition Capabilities at Clark County Detention Center" PRNewswire (07/07/03) ImageWare Systems, Inc. reports it has received a purchase order to provide the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas with additional licenses of ImageWare's Face ID application and develop a customized interface that will allow the Center to access the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's (LVMPD) repository of criminal data and images. "Our ability to connect to the LVMPD's database, coupled with ImageWare's facial recognition software will significantly expand the breadth of our investigative capabilities," said Curtis Pellerin, programmer analyst for the Clark County Detention Center. "We will now have access to all of LVMPD's mugshots and booking information and will be able to conduct facial recognition searches from their data as well." Lori Rodriguez, president of ImageWare's Law Enforcement Division, notes the "Clark County Detention Center has been using ImageWare's facial recognition, booking and investigative solutions since 2002 and we are thrilled that they have elected to enhance their overall investigative solution with ImageWare's data sharing platform." ImageWare's Face ID application utilizes facial recognition technology to search for and match facial characteristics of a suspect against a police department's Crime Capture System (CCS), an easy-to-use digital imaging solution for automated capture, storage, and retrieval of booking images and related information. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/07-07-2003/0001977007&EDATE=MON+Jul+07+2003,+06:00+AM --- The JUSTNETNews Mailing List is maintained by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, supported by Cooperative Agreement #96-MU-MU-K011 awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Regular postings to JUSTNETNews include the weekly Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology News Summary and other technology-related announcements. 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