04-16-2005, 03:00 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Police Use PocketPCs to Improve Their Speeding Tickets Issuing Process
"RICHLAND HILLS - In Richland Hills, officers carry a sleek, palm-size wireless computer to issue tickets quickly and save time. The touch-screen Pocket PC has cut the length of traffic stops by about 10 minutes, traffic officer Jason Baxter said. Officers swipe a driver's license through a card reader attached to the bottom of the hand-held device, and the motorist's information appears on the screen. <...> The $24,952 MobileCite system, which includes five hand-held iPAQ Pocket PCs, is paperless except for the waterproof tickets issued to violators. Officers can head back to the Police Department and upload up to 400 citations as well as racial profiling data into the department's computer from anywhere in the building."
Well, it's great that PocketPC technology is being used to streamline government processes, but this wasn't what I had in mind. I'll leave the rest of my thoughts to myself. :roll: You can find the original article here, but you will be required to create an account first with the Star Telegram.
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04-16-2005, 04:45 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Racial profiling data? Interesting. I got pulled over enough times until I put tint on my windows. Now I haven't been pulled over in two years, compared to 2-3 times per month as before (when I didn't have tinted windows).
Unfortunately racial profiling still exist. I doubt a lot of visitors on this site can relate to this, but it's something that we still have a major problem with in most cities.
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04-16-2005, 05:22 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 307
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Oh yeah? Well, I wired my PPC into my car's electrical system, which gives the infrared port enough juice to shoot a beam right back into the cop's laser gun, causing it to explode, thereby filling his car with lukewarm coffee and powdered sugar. :devilboy:
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04-16-2005, 04:09 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 284
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Re: Police Use PocketPCs to Improve Their Speeding Tickets Issuing Process
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Originally Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai
...Officers can head back to the Police Department and upload up to 400 citations as well as racial profiling data into the department's computer from anywhere in the building...
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I had the same visceral response that eriqc had when i saw the term racial profiling. I hope the data is being used to cut down on the use of racial profiling to harass motorists. Too often in this country, individuals are stopped for no other reason that DWB (Driving While Black) and some feeble excuse is used to violate their rights. Perhaps the data collected will help shed some more light on this all too common occurence and abuse of power.
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04-16-2005, 07:32 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 158
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WHAT? You've got to be kidding me, right?
I mean, when did we start letting black people drive?
Oh, I see. Your kidding. Phew.
Next thing I know, you're gonna tell me there are female police officers. Geesh. You guys are real kidders.....
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04-16-2005, 11:49 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 305
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Re: Police Use PocketPCs to Improve Their Speeding Tickets Issuing Process
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Originally Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai
[i] it's great that PocketPC technology is being used to streamline government processes, but this wasn't what I had in mind. I'll leave the rest of my thoughts to myself. :roll:
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I was surprised that the term ' racial profiling ' was even used in the story. I was surprised, that is, until I learned that Richland Hills was in the fine state of Texas, USA. Police must submit racial profiling in their reports on all stops they make. Whoa! 8O
" With the passage of Texas Senate Bill 1074 (S.B. 1074) in 2001, law enforcement agencies must now annually report detailed statistics concerning the race of individuals who are stopped and searched in their jurisdictions."
http://www.criminaljusticecoalition....profiling.html
The 2005 Criminal Justice Coalition study on Texas Senate Bill 1074 (S.B. 1074) and the laws effects...
http://www.criminaljusticecoalition....eport_full.pdf
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04-17-2005, 12:15 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 25
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Today in Bogota, Colombia the Transit Police started to use a similar program to write tickets for automovile infractions. You can read the story (spanish) on the following link: http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/bogo/20...R-2036773.html
PD. Here I don't see a reason for 'Racial Profiling' since most of the Police are hated so much by us drivers due to their corruption. Also their systems or apps are not very sophisticade, and it does not have countrywide access.
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04-17-2005, 01:17 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 193
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Re: Police Use PocketPCs to Improve Their Speeding Tickets Issuing Process
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Originally Posted by Stik
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Originally Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai
[i] it's great that PocketPC technology is being used to streamline government processes, but this wasn't what I had in mind. I'll leave the rest of my thoughts to myself. :roll:
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I was surprised that the term ' racial profiling ' was even used in the story. I was surprised, that is, until I learned that Richland Hills was in the fine state of Texas, USA. Police must submit racial profiling in their reports on all stops they make. Whoa! 8O
" With the passage of Texas Senate Bill 1074 (S.B. 1074) in 2001, law enforcement agencies must now annually report detailed statistics concerning the race of individuals who are stopped and searched in their jurisdictions."
http://www.criminaljusticecoalition....profiling.html
The 2005 Criminal Justice Coalition study on Texas Senate Bill 1074 (S.B. 1074) and the laws effects...
http://www.criminaljusticecoalition....eport_full.pdf |
Good links! It makes sense, then - the police eseentially have to collect data on race to prove that they're not profiling. It's sad that is has to be done, but at least Texas is trying to address the problem, and technology is helping.
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04-17-2005, 03:00 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 16
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I've done something simlar for parking fines. Previously issued on carbon copy manual ticket books, the system I've written speeds the entry process and allows equivilent of "bulk" ticket entry where all the vehicals have the same offense. The system also allows attachment of a photo taken with a HP SD-Card camera. The local govenment branch I work for is very pleased with the system and have actually sold and deployed it to one other government branch already and have 3 more about to sign on.
It was written using the .NET Compact Framework and SQL Server CE 2.
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04-17-2005, 05:00 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,998
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Folks, this conversation is definitely leaning towards the area of "politics & religion."
Please keep the discussion based around the technology.
Thanks.
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