-Caveat Lector- "Engler, Donna" wrote: > > NLECTC Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology News Summary > Thursday, September 9, 1999 > > The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center > (NLECTC) provides the following information as a service to > law enforcement, corrections, and forensic science > practitioners. The summary includes abstracts of articles > from major national newspapers, business magazines, Web sites, > national and international wire services, and periodicals > focusing on law enforcement and corrections technology. > Please note that providing synopses of articles on law > enforcement and corrections technology or the mention of > specific manufacturers or products does not constitute the > endorsement of the U.S. Department of Justice or NLECTC. > > For more information on NLECTC and the web version of this > news summary, please visit JUSTNET at http://www.nlectc.org. > NLECTC may also be reached at 1-800-248-2742. > > Reproduction of this text is encouraged; however copies may > not be sold, and the NLECTC Law Enforcement & Corrections > Technology News Summary should be cited as the source of the > information. Copyright 1999, Information Inc., Bethesda, MD. > > ***************************HEADLINES************************** > > "Law Enforcement Plays Catch-Up With Reorganized Crime" > "Prison Riot" > "Technology Changing Organized Crime" > "Watchdogs Harness Net To Fish For Cybercrime" > "Compaq To Ship New Version of Fingerprint Identification > Technology From Identix" > "Pennsylvania Finalizes Contract With M/A-COM's OpenSky For > Statewide Public Communications Safety System" > "Chief G-Man On The Digital Beat" > "Milwaukee Authorities Use DNA to Charge Unknown 3-Time > Rapist" > "Louisiana Department of Public Safety Locks Up CA's Unicenter > TNG For Expansive Statewide Network" > "Hostage Standoff in S.C. Prison Ends" > "Jilted Lover Terrorizes Woman and Family Before Shooting > Officer, Self" > "One Death Row Inmate Kills Another" > "NCIC 2000 Goes Online" > "Longview Police Test Weather Alert Application for Reverse > 911 System" > "Kodak Beefs Up Law Enforcement Photography Program" > "Department Begins Use of Video-Based Red Light Camera System" > "DuPont Multi-Threat Body Armor Technology" > > **************************ARTICLES**************************** > > "Law Enforcement Plays Catch-Up With Reorganized Crime" > USA Today (09/03/99) P. 15A; Johnson, Kevin > > Organized crime groups have restructured themselves in a > manner that law enforcement officials are still struggling to > understand. While the chain of command of crime groups was the > traditional hierarchical structure years ago, today's networks > operate more loosely and involve multinational and multiethnic > partnerships. For example, Russians have worked with > Colombians, while completely separate operations have involved > Russians, Colombians, and Italians. Moreover, there are times > when authorities are not able to tell crime groups from > terrorist organizations. Access to a global financial system > also allows the partnerships to work more quickly. Criminal > networks are able to move large amounts of capital from one > country to another, and can even destabilize lesser > governments. "It's like fighting piranhas," says Mark > Galeotti, director of the Organized Russian & Eurasian Crime > Research Unit at Britain's Keele University. "While you are > fighting with one, the rest of the school is probably eating > the flesh off your back." > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Prison Riot" > USA Today (09/08/99) P. 3A > > Corrections officials in New Mexico regained control of > Guadalupe County Correction Facility--operated by Wackenhut > Corrections Corp.--hours after a correctional officer was > ambushed and stabbed to death during a riot involving about > 300 prisoners. The riot took place during efforts to lock down > the prison after an inmate was stabbed in a gymnasium. Four > inmates have been killed in prisons operated by Wackenhut > Corrections in the last nine months. Some New Mexico lawmakers > responded to the riot by calling on the state to abandon the > use of privately run prisons. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Technology Changing Organized Crime" > APBNews Online (09/02/99); Meek, James Gordon > > A three-day conference of top American, European, and Eurasian > military leaders in Germany recently yielded fewer results > than expected, but forged a new relationship between law > enforcement officials from the West and the East. At a meeting > sponsored by the FBI and the joint U.S.-German military George > C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, officials > assessed the impact of organized crime on national security in > the upcoming decade. Among the many threats law enforcement > agencies around the globe are concerned with are the sale of > humans for sex and labor, the trafficking of mass destruction > weapons, and widespread financial fraud. One senior American > official commented that the Russians remained recalcitrant > about their serious troubles with organized crime, a problem > he hopes they will address at later meetings. Although the > future of global crime is difficult to predict, conference > attendees, upon comparing notes, agreed that organized crime > is more sophisticated and better funded than previously > believed. In addition, more than 90 percent of those involved > in organized crime will be computer literate to some degree by > as early as next year. The leading threat of organized crime > presently are the Russian-speaking mob groups that are > operating in emerging democracies, according to FBI Organized > Crime Section Chief Thomas Fuentes. On the whole, organized > corruption is the most pervasive crime form because > well-financed mob groups often have better cash flow than the > law agencies of emerging democracies, making legal enforcers > extremely vulnerable to mob money. In the future, governments > of poorer, newer democracies may be controlled by organized > crime. Even more startling, however, is the consensus that > organized crime will inevitably hire mercenary terrorists to > deploy a weapon of mass destruction to be employed as a > blackmail strategy. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Watchdogs Harness Net To Fish For Cybercrime" > Age Online (09/06/99); Phillipps, Tim > > The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is > pursuing the wave of criminal activity that inevitably follows > the invention of any technology, endeavoring to combat fraud > on the Internet. Analysts believe legitimate electronic > commerce is the wave of the future and will provide > exceptional consumer benefits such as greater efficiency, > lower costs, and freedom of choice. During the past two years, > as illegal activity has outpaced law enforcement officials' > efforts to stop it, ASIC has obtained an increasing number of > reports of illegal securities offerings or prescribed > interests, and also prospectuses and associated marketing > material posted on the Net without approval. Crimes included > under Australia's Corporations Law include IPOs, bad > investment advice, non-disclosures of potential conflicts of > interest, share hawking, false statements, insider trading, > and the promotion of "exotic" scams. The Internet has made > crime extremely easy, considering the low cost, the use of > cryptography, the immediacy of transactions, and the lack of > tangible information, such as fingerprints or eyewitnesses. To > combat Internet-based crime, law enforcement officials must > master the Web, train in forensic computing, form partnerships > with technology companies, develop specific legislation for > enforcing Internet security, and educate consumers. During the > past decade, more than 100,000 Australians have fallen victim > to fraudulent or failed Internet investments, a statistic ASIC > is endeavoring to reduce. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Compaq To Ship New Version of Fingerprint Identification > Technology From Identix" > Business Wire (09/07/99) > > Compaq Computer Corp. and Identix Inc. jointly announced this > week an upgrade of the Compaq Fingerprint Identification > Technology device with Identix's BioLogon 2.0. The new version > of the product now allows the full integration of smart card > devices, provides for the enrollment of up to eight fingers > per user, and works on both independent and networked systems > around the globe. Additionally, the upgrade eliminates the > need for passwords while providing IT administrators with > easier management tools, thereby reducing network > administration costs. The new device has a suggested retail > price of $99 and is free to owners of versions 1.0 and 1.01, > who may download the software and SDK from Compaq's Web site. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Pennsylvania Finalizes Contract With M/A-COM's OpenSky For > Statewide Public Communications Safety System" > Business Wire (09/02/99) > > Tyco subsidiaries M/A-COM and AMP recently made the joint > announcement that Pennsylvania will deploy a state-of-the-art > digital public safety radio system, using M/A-COM's OpenSky > Wireless IP Network. Under the 18-month, $95 million contract, > M/A-COM will supply infrastructure equipment for the new > digital voice and data radio system that will be comprised of > several hundred base stations along with regional control and > network control centers. These base stations will provide the > necessary interface between mobile and portable radios and > dispatch centers, tying together statewide agencies such as > local law enforcement and fire and emergency medical service > providers. Among the many advantages of OpenSky, the network > is easily accessible by IP applications or devices and, though > it is digital, remains compatible with analog radios, allowing > agencies to upgrade at a more cost-feasible pace. Also, all > voice messages are sent in a compressed, encrypted format that > will protect the privacy of users. The Pennsylvania radio > system will be the template for other states to follow, > according to Dennis Martinez, Director of Wireless Systems at > M/A-COM. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Chief G-Man On The Digital Beat" > APB News Online (09/07/99) > > Recognizing that cybercrime would become more pervasive as > organized crime groups became technologically savvy, the > Clinton administration created the FBI's National > Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) last year, an agency > charged with protecting national computer systems. Recently, > NICP director Michael Vatis attended an exclusive conference > in Germany sponsored by the Defense Department's George C. > Marshall European Center for Security Studies that addressed > the worldwide threat of organized crime to national security. > Motivation for committing cybercrimes, Vatis later told > reporters, will stem not from a desire for notoriety or to > communicate a political message, but for illicit profit > taking. In preparation for the Y2K computer rollover which may > leave many systems vulnerable to cybercrime, the FBI recently > announced it will cancel Y2K leave for its Washington staff > and special agents while reducing leave for its other > 27,000-strong workforce. Also, funding for the NICP has been > boosted by a $10 million grant from the Attorney General's > terrorism fund, adding to the $2.7 million for non-personnel > allocations. The organization is comprised of 110 experts in > Washington, with another 207 special agents in FBI offices > nationwide, and 24 more employees will be added this year. > Although many critics question whether the FBI is willing to > share information about cybercrime, Vatis emphasizes that the > bureau's mission is to gather and share information with other > agencies, thereby making possible the international > cooperation needed to combat border-hopping cybercriminals. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Milwaukee Authorities Use DNA to Charge Unknown 3-Time > Rapist" > Washington Times (09/03/99) P. A6; Doege, David > > Milwaukee law enforcement authorities have obtained a judge's > signature on a warrant for the arrest of a rapist known only > by his DNA. Hoping to stave off the expiration of the statute > of limitations on the last of three unsolved 1993 rapes, > authorities have taken this step that experts are calling > "extraordinary" and "creative." DNA evidence has finally > matured as a source of proof admissible in a court of law, > according to associate professor at Marquette University Law > School Daniel D. Blinka. However, others say from the > perspective of the defense, it is not entirely clear that the > statute of limitations can be lengthened by filing nameless > charges, according to Chair of the Wisconsin Bar Ray > Dall'Osto. However, the likelihood of there being two positive > matches in this particular case are extremely low--one in 1.96 > billion to one in 7.25 billion, in fact. Blinka fears this > case will only raise future questions. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Louisiana Department of Public Safety Locks Up CA's Unicenter > TNG For Expansive Statewide Network" > PR Newswire (09/07/99) > > The Louisiana Department of Public Safety (LADPS) has chosen > Computer Associates (CA) International's Unicenter TNG for > centralized management of its IT network, the company > announced today. During the initial stage of implementation, > LADPS will use CA's product to control thousands of desktop > systems, applications, and databases at various locations. The > Unicenter TNG Software Delivery Option will allow for upgrades > of systems at more than 300 locations from the department's > headquarters in Baton Rouge. Such software upgrades are needed > given that the department is responsible for a medley of > public safety entities that operate for 4 million residents. > LADPS and other public safety administrations were also > concerned about data security, and will now devise multi-level > security functions for different databases with Unicenter TNG. > Besides providing security and other benefits, the new > software will significantly reduce administration costs, > cutting the need for three-hour service calls to offices > across 48,000 square miles. All problems and upgrades will now > be handled at the Baton Rouge location. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Hostage Standoff in S.C. Prison Ends" > Associated Press (09/08/99) > > Two maximum-security prison inmates in South Carolina took two > prison employees hostage but surrendered and released both > unhurt after 13 hours of negotiations. Convicted murderer > Wesley Floyd, 29, and John New, 20, who is serving 15 years > for grand larceny, took the hostages Tuesday afternoon. The > inmates were armed with a makeshift weapon known as a shank > and will thus each be charged with two counts of hostage > taking and possession of a weapon, according to John Barkley, > a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections. The > hostages were a prison school secretary, who was released > Tuesday night, and a teacher for the Department of > Corrections, who was released early this morning. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Jilted Lover Terrorizes Woman and Family Before Shooting > Officer, Self" > APB News Online (09/03/99); Venezia, Todd > > A jilted boyfriend held his ex-lover and her three sons > captive Wednesday in Howell Township, N.J., before shooting a > police officer and committing suicide. Andrew Paul Tolliver, > 41, of Cincinnati allegedly entered the home of Abby > Maisonave, 39, brandishing a gun. Tolliver and Maisonave had > had an affair earlier in the year after the two met in an > Internet chat room. Maisonave had later ended the affair and > subsequently obtained a restraining order against Tolliver > after he began threatening her early last month, according to > Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter Warshaw Jr. > Tolliver shot Patrolman Mark Troutman in the back and turned > the gun on himself a moment later. Troutman, who was wearing a > bulletproof vest, was treated and released from a local > hospital. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "One Death Row Inmate Kills Another" > Associated Press (09/07/99); Martello, Thomas > > Convicted cop killer and reputed sociopath Robert "Mudman" > Simon was killed in the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton by > a fellow death row inmate. Simon, 48, was pronounced dead > after fighting with Ambrose Harris, corrections spokeswoman > Mary Ellen Bolton said this morning. Both inmates had been > housed on the death row section of the prison pending appeals. > Harris was convicted in February 1996 for the carjacking, > rape, and murder of Lower Makefield, Pa., resident Kristin > Huggins, 22, in 1992. Simon's death sentence was handed down > in 1995 after he pleaded guilty to killing Franklin Township > police officer Ippolito Gonzalez. Simon later recanted the > guilty plea, but the N.J. Supreme Court upheld his death > sentence. Simon had earlier served 12.5 years of a 10- to > 20-year sentence for murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend > after she refused to have sex with fellow members of his > motorcycle gang. New Jersey reinstated the death penalty in > 1982 but has not executed anyone since 1963. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "NCIC 2000 Goes Online" > Law Enforcement Technology (08/99) Vol. 26, No. 8, P. 8 > > On July 11, the National Crime and Information Center (NCIC) > 2000 replaced the FBI's former NCIC. The new system serves > 80,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide, and includes fast > fingerprint matching and mugshots. NCIC 2000 can positively > identify a set of fingerprints in minutes, and can process 2.4 > million transactions per day. In addition, the system stores > 39 million records. NCIC 2000 stores a variety of data in 17 > different databases, including stolen vehicles, articles, > securities, wanted persons, missing persons, gangs, and > suspected terrorists. NCIC offers enhanced search capabilities > for right index fingerprints, mugshots, and identifying > images. The system maintains five-day logs of inquiries to > notify different agencies if they are searching for the same > information or individuals. To take advantage of NCIC, law > enforcement agencies must be equipped with a laptop or > personal computer, laser printer, document scanner, single > fingerprint scanner, and a digital camera. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Longview Police Test Weather Alert Application for Reverse > 911 System" > Police Chief (08/99) Vol. 66, No. 8, P. 16 > > On May 4, the Texas, Police Department was able to use its > recently implemented Reverse 911 system to notify 32 > particularly vulnerable sites about incoming tornadoes. The > system, in conjunction with warning sirens, proved effective > at getting the message out. Reverse 911 quickly delivers > high-priority recorded messages to a defined area or list of > recipients. All recipients can receive such messages in five > to seven minutes. A bulletin board system that features crime > prevention tips, carries the departments daily activity > reports, and communicates information about department > sponsored programs will be added to Longview's Reverse 911 > system. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Kodak Beefs Up Law Enforcement Photography Program" > Law Enforcement Technology (08/99) Vol. 26, No. 8, P. 16 > > Kodak Professional is reorganizing its law enforcement dealer > network into 16 dealerships nationwide. Kodak chose the > dealers on the basis of excellent customer service for digital > and film imaging in a law enforcement environment. The > dealerships are located in major metropolitan areas, and are > designed to serve geographical regions. In addition, Kodak is > continuing to make the popular DC120 zoom digital camera > available to law enforcement personnel. Kodak is releasing the > "All Points Bulletin" newsletter to help employees better > serve the needs of law enforcement customers. The newsletter > provides product information, customer testimonials, and > technological advice. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Department Begins Use of Video-Based Red Light Camera System" > Police Chief (08/99) Vol. 66, No. 8, P. 16 > > Law enforcement officials in Vienna, Va., have begun giving > red-light running citations based on an automated video system > called CrossingGuard. Created by Nestor Traffic Systems, > CrossingGuard uses video to detect and record violations, > transmit digital images electronically in real-time via a > phone line, and issue citations. The system determines > violations based on a vehicle's speed and distance from the > stop line. If a violation is predicted, CrossingGuard records > and saves images before and during the violation from > different angles, including color close-ups of the vehicle's > plates. Virginia police say that CrossingGuard has allowed > them to issue many more traffic citations more quickly than > had been possible previously. In addition, CrossingGuard > allows police to view emergency situations at any > CrossingGuard equipped locale. A study from the Insurance > Institute for Highway Safety says that red light running is > the leading cause of urban crashes in the United States: there > have been 3,753 fatal red light running crashes, and 4,238 > resulting fatalities, between 1992 and 1996. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > "DuPont Multi-Threat Body Armor Technology" > Law Enforcement Technology (08/99) Vol. 26, No. 8, P. 16 > > Dupont has announced a new, patent-pending, "multi-threat" > body armor. The new armor offers ballistic protection against > NIJ levels II, IIA, and IIIA. In addition, the armor passed > the California Ice Pick Test, demonstrating that it can > protect against commercially manufactured knives and puncture > weapons. The multi-threat armor is soft, flexible, > comfortable, and concealable. > > ************************************************************** > > The JUSTNETNews Mailing List is maintained by the National Law > Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. Regular > postings include the weekly Law Enforcement and Corrections > Technology News Summary and announcements from NLECTC and the > National Institute of Justice Office of Science and Technology > (NIJ/OS&T). 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