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The Right to Remain Mobile: The Toronto Police Department's eCops Application Uses Data Mining and Wireless Technology to Unshackle Its Information Infrastructure

Law enforcement has come a long way from recruiting jaded, former gunslingers to keep an eye on any trouble in town. Police departments are learning to use technology to link their employees to information and to each other -- keeping the good guys one step ahead of the bad. The Toronto Police Department recently started work on eCops, a crime reporting application that is expected to increase productivity and reduce technology costs by 50 percent.