It often dominates the headlines.  Modern criminals, cyber and otherwise, are using modern ways to conduct crime. So here’s the problem we are looking at in this episode:  if modern criminals are more sophisticated than ever, how can federal law enforcement use technology to keep us safe?

Well, to help us answer that question, we turn to Skip Bland, a development executive, with Tyler Technologies.  Skip has an incredible background, including:

• More than 30 years of military security, law enforcement, and counterintelligence experience. 
• Upon joining the U.S. Air Force in 1984, he guarded nuclear weapons storage areas and aircraft at strategic commands near Oxford, England, and later in Adana, Turkey. 
• From there he spent a decade with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), which identifies, investigates, and neutralizes serious criminal, terrorist, and espionage threats to the USAF and Department of Defense, thereby protecting national security.

Skip is a wealth of information and helps us carefully navigate this very important topic.  

Here's the 7 Ways Criminal Investigations Benefit from Innovative Technology:

1. To fight modern crime, you need modernized investigative solutions
2. Integrated solutions support collaboration across the investigative landscape
3. Internal tracking of investigative activity leads to better outcomes
4. Law enforcement reporting and analytics lead to better insights 
5. Informant tracking solutions streamline informant interactions
6. Tracking LE officials’ training and behavior enables accountability
7. Mobile case management empowers the field operator