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Police Departments Connect to School District Camera Feeds to Aid Incident Response.

The article discusses police surveillance in Pennsylvania's Franklin Regional School District, where cameras have been installed to aid in emergency response. Murrysville, Pennsylvania police officers, the local fire departments, and an emergency response center will have access to live video feeds....

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Published in:Education Digest Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 62 - 65
Main Author: Pittman, Elaine
Format: Article
Published: Prakken Publications Nov2010
Subjects:
School security
Television in security systems
Police surveillance
Electronic surveillance
Optical equipment in crime prevention
Electronics in crime prevention
Computer security
Virtual private networks
Murrysville (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses police surveillance in Pennsylvania's Franklin Regional School District, where cameras have been installed to aid in emergency response. Murrysville, Pennsylvania police officers, the local fire departments, and an emergency response center will have access to live video feeds. A similar surveillance system exists in Pennsylvania's Council Rock School District. Technological aspects discussed include computer system security, virtual private networks (VNPs), Responder Knowledge software developed by OnSite Information Systems, and Cisco Systems' Video Surveillance and Physical Access Control systems.