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SE C U R ED C IT I E S LET: In your opinion, who is the ideal person to monitor live footage? SH: You'd have to start with law enforcement, because you have to have someone who's trained, who sees what's a criminal act and what's not...someone who understands what's the action that indicates someone has an ulterior motive and then someone who does not. Think about it. You and I could be standing there in the same area. What I see and what you see will be totally different, because I'm looking at it in terms of security. If somebody says to you, 'they've bladed themselves against the wall,' what they're doing is turning their body away from you so you can't see it. To me, that's a characteristic of somebody who's trying to hide something. Before, without the technology, we've had to identify that in seconds, coming up on a scene after getting a call. And even though we got the call, [we'd have to figure out whether] this person matches the description. Technology's helping us now because we're sending a picture of that person in real time before they even get there. LET: You talk about the swiftness with which people saw suspicious activity in Boston, and were able to use video to make an arrest. What else did you take away from the event? How safe is your city? Put the power of thermal imagery in the hands of every offcer. Catch suspects, fnd victims, and recover evidence - all in total darkness. Bad guys don't stand a chance. Watch LS video at FLIR.com/LSLET. Circle 45 on Reader Service Card 34 Law Enforcement Technology June 2013 www.officer.com The Secured Cities conference, taking place November 14-15 in Baltimore, helps cities create a unified response plan to major emergency situations. Cities need to have all key stakeholders (police, fire/EMS, city government, Homeland Security, transit, utilities) and on the same page if they want to provide an effective security or safety response to any situation affecting citizens. Increasingly, cities are inclined to make federated security technology, equipment and training investments, so resources can be shared across agencies and departments.