Body-Worn Cameras

Shocking new figures show that attacks on retail workers in the UK are on the rise, with over 42,000 violent incidents recorded in the last year alone. These attacks are costing retailers a staggering £900 million, at the same time placing the mental health of…

Digital Barriers and Capita have signed a global strategic partnership that will see the former’s full suite of technology, including live facial recognition solutions, integrated with Capita’s Control Room solutions. The agreement sees Digital Barriers’ ultra-low bandwidth live video streaming, body-worn camera, video analytics and…

Traka attended the Association of University Chief Security Officers’ (AUCSO) 2019 Annual Conference to present its latest automated intelligent key and asset management systems designed to ensure the safety of students, staff and contractors across university campuses. The AUCSO Annual Conference was held on 2-4…

Digital Barriers, the specialist provider of edge-intelligent surveillance and security technologies, has signed a strategic partnership with Kings Secure Technologies. Having introduced SmartVis SafeZone (Digital Barriers edge-based video analytics and intrusion software), Kings Secure Technologies is now able to extend its service capability by offering…

Last October, Alison Saunders – the outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) – was interviewed by The Times. It was pointed out that: “Britain’s most senior prosecutor has admitted the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the police cannot cope with the enormous growth in digital…

Body-worn cameras may have started life primarily as a niche tool used in law enforcement and similar surveillance scenarios. However, due to enhancements such as an increase in battery power, their uses have expanded exponentially over the last few years, writes Richard Revis. They’ve been…

Global MSC Security has announced the Keynote Speakers for the Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition 2018 (for which Risk Xtra is the Official Media Partner). The Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter QPM LLB will be joined by representatives from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO),…

Ocucon is set to launch a new video pixelation service. Developed in partnership with Google, Ocucon Pixelate harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deliver an intelligent video redaction tool for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. Suitable for all forms of camera footage…

Eboracum UK Ltd’s use of body-worn cameras has received independent certification of the Secretary of State’s Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. Certified to ISO 9001:2015 by the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB), the York-based Security Industry Authority Approved Contractor and support solutions provider…

Serving 600,000 residents and policing more than 1,000 square miles of urban centres and rural environments, Gloucestershire Constabulary wanted to gain an up-to-date picture of incidents across the county. In a bid to do so, the force has employed analytics software from SAS to improve…