Investing in supporting police procurement

Between 2010 and 2019, UK police budgets were cut by 19% – but crime figures didn’t drop accordingly. So although new technology continually emerges to help police forces collect, preserve and present evidence, they’re continually being asked to do more with less. That’s why we’ve created a package of support designed to help police forces access data capture equipment, and to get up to speed with it as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

“We all depend on the police to be able to do the best possible job – whether that’s solving crimes or dealing with road traffic collisions,” said Mike Skicko, our UK public safety lead for forensics and collision investigation. “These are tough jobs, so we want to make it as easy as possible to achieve the right outcomes by delivering accurate 3D reality-capture information which can be relied upon in court.”

如今，Leica Geosystems与参与犯罪现场和碰撞调查的多个机构紧密合作，包括英国各地的警察部队，NPCC，交通事故研究所，特许法医学研究所，法医碰撞调查以及各种法医碰撞调查，以及第三方技术提供商。我们提供的支持包括：

“ Leica Geosystems为我们提供了出色的服务 - 他们的支持确实是典范。他们迅速回应任何问题，并在我们不在行动的情况下提供了第二天的贷款设备。”
– Inspector Richard Auty, Metropolitan Police Road & Transport Policing Command

A deep understanding of policing needs

Besides working closely with policing organisations, our team includes former police officers and consultants from around the world. Our ongoing dialogue with police forces ensures we understand their evolving needs.

我们的现实捕捉专家之一塞萨尔·阿尔梅达（CésarAlmeida）说：“警察需要快速但彻底完成非常具体的任务，因此我们专注于速度和简单性。”“例如，RTC360扫描仪有一个按钮，我们从警察部队不需要的工作流程和训练中剥离了任何东西。我们的经验意味着我们可以建议他们可能没有考虑的应用程序，从而帮助他们从我们的技术中获得最佳价值。”

当一支部队取得联系时，我们会花时间真正了解他们的需求和挑战，我们将全天派遣三人组成的演示设备，以便我们回答他们的所有问题。该团队包括Mike Skicko，CésarAlmeida和Geomatics Market Segment Segment Mange Mark Francis。

Our free annual two-day policing conference is a chance to get hands-on with the latest Leica equipment, listen to guest speakers, and hear the innovative ways in which police forces use our equipment to crack cases and respond to incidents. In 2020, the event attracted 104 people from 30 policing organisations, providing a forum for sharing knowledge, ideas and best practice.

“我们一直在Leica Geosystems留下来，因为它们为我们提供了破坏客户的支持。”
– Iain Took, West Midlands Police

Leica Geosystems正在与FCIN和特许法医学学会（CSF）紧密合作，以支持警察部队应对获得这一认证的挑战。CSFS首席执行官Anya Hunt博士评论说：“目前在理解验证和验证的需求时，Leica Geosystems似乎已经领先于曲线。”

“Leica Geosystems is one of the main suppliers of scanning technology to policing… They have lots of technology and people who really understand the process. They can guide the police through some of the difficult areas where we perhaps don’t have the expertise. They’ve been very generous and hugely supportive with the method validation work that we're undertaking.”
– Frances Senior, NPCC capability manager for forensic collision investigation

我们的骄傲与波里建立融洽的关系cing customers, and do our best to ensure officers can deal with the same person when they call. “When you’re already stressed out about a problem, there’s nothing worse than having to tell your story three times to three different people. Policing is tough enough; we’re here to make things a little easier,” says Nicolette Beggache, technical specialist and trainer at Leica Geosystems.

“By getting to know each force’s unique workflow, we can recommend the simplest, fastest way to get things done. We create a process that’s fit for purpose for each force, then follow it up with training that exactly matches it. This means officers can go from scene to screen in the shortest time possible.”

每年，Leica Geosystems都会赞助交通事故研究所的ITAI崩溃测试和研究日。2019年，超过420名代表参加了会议 - 包括碰撞和犯罪现场调查员，消防和救护车服务，私人调查员，保险公司和救助公司。这意味着我们正在帮助他们更好地了解崩溃中发生的事情，这反过来又影响了对之后收集的证据的理解。

因为我们致力于支持英国警务，所以我们愿意加入这一点。例如，当根西岛警方想探索我们的RTC360激光扫描解决方案时，毫不犹豫地飞到那里向他们展示它。如有必要，我们将在Force HQ而不是我们自己的总部进行培训，就像我们为诺丁汉郡警察所做的那样。在某些情况下，我们也可以借用设备。

有兴趣探索与Leica Geosystems合作吗？首先，请联系Mike Skicko。