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Mobile phone technology to help tackle crime

Mobile phone technology to help tackle crime
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Key Info
  • Mobile phone technology to help tackle crime
  • Duration: 01:24
  • Mobile phone technology, via the use of the Blackberry, is helping frontline police officers to spend more time tackling crime and less time completing paperwork. The system allows forms to be completed in seconds and allows instant access to police records reducing the overall amount of time officers need to spend at base. This clip was first published on BBC News Online on 11 August 2009. Please note this clip is only available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    ICT and Computing

       Topic:

    Data Communications

  • Keywords: computer systems, crime, society, records, databases
Ideas for use in class
  • In an investigation into the impact of mobile technology and its potential in the workplace.
Background details
  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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