Lincoln Police Employ Smartphone Technology to Fight Crime

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June 14, 2011
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Lincoln Police Employ Smartphone Technology to Fight Crime

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June 14, 2011

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Evaluation of Location-Based Services for Police: GPS-Enabled Cell Phones and Laptops for Applications of Law Enforcement Patrol (October, 2010)

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used by police departments to visualize the location of crime events and addresses of persons of interest stored in a centralized database on a digital map and to model crime patterns for criminal activity prediction. Most police departments, however, have not yet integrated their GIS data with Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) and Global Position Systems (GPS) for use in their field operations. This lack of integration inhibits law enforcement capabilities, in terns of being able to identify points of interest like the address an individual with a recently issued arrest warrant.

• UNL and LPD Team Up to Fight Crime (MP4, 1 minute)
• LPD and UNL Get Grants to Help Officers Fight Crime (MP4, 1 minute)

• IGERT Water Project (MP4, 2 minutes)

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On December 3, 2009 the Public Policy Center co-sponsored an event at UNK through the Thomas C. Sorensen Policy Seminar Series. Discussants James Bowman (The Ethics and Public Policy Center) and Jarrod Chlapowski (Servicemembers United) offered competing perspectives and arguments for maintaining or repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”.

• James Bowman for Don't Ask Don't Tell (MP4, 5 minutes)
• Jarrod Chlapowski against Don't Ask Don't Tell (MP4, 5 minutes)
• Channel 10-11 News Bite about the Event (MP4, 1 minute)

On Thursday, November 6th, the PPC hosted a presentation and discussion about climate change legislation and opportunities for Nebraska.

• National Climate Change Legislation and Opportunities for Nebraska (MP3, 181 minutes)

On Thursday, October 9, 2008, Senators Hagel and Kerrey spoke candidly about the United States' struggle to reform health care and looking forward to what must be done to ensure health care for all.

• Hagel-Kerry Health Care Forum (320 by 240, 88 minutes)
• Hagel-Kerry Health Care Forum (640 by 480, 88 minutes)
• News Coverage Of The Event (320 by 240, 14 minutes)
• News Coverage Of The Event (640 by 480, 14 minutes)

On September 26th, the PPC commemorated its tenth anniversary by holding an open house. Over 100 people stopped by. Remarks were made by Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Barbara Couture, and there were congratulatory videos from Senator Chuck Hagel and Senator Ben Nelson.

• Senator Hagel's Comments (320 by 240, 3 minutes)
• Senator Hagel's Comments (640 by 480, 3 minutes)
• Senator Nelson's Comments (320 by 240, 3 minutes)
• Senator Nelson's Comments (640 by 480, 3 minutes)

In a year long project entitled Energy & The Future, undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center conducted research on alternative energy issues facing Nebraska, and developed a background document summarizing the public policy choices that face the state in regards to ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, and nuclear energy. Students with the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications traveled across the state of Nebraska and visited with congressional representatives in Washington D.C. to research and produce a video documentary about alternative energy. The project partners also convened two discussion groups about alternative energy featuring UNL students and a variety of experts.

• Ethanol And The Future (320 by 240)
• Ethanol And The Future (640 by 480)
• Nuclear Energy And The Future (640 by 480, 51 minutes)
• Renewable Energy And Nebraska's Future (320 by 240, 53 minutes)
• Renewable Energy And Nebraska's Future (640 by 480, 53 minutes)

On November 8, 2007, the UNL College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, UNL LGBTQ Resource Center, as well as the UNL Departments of Political Science and Psychology, hosted a diverse panel of retired military officers and former service members to discuss "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy in the Post-9/11 World.

• Don't Ask, Don't Tell Discussion (Quicktime Audio, 75 minutes)

Residents from the City of Omaha gathered at the University of Nebraska at Omaha on October 14, 2007, to discuss immigration policy and immigration issues affecting the state and nation.

• By The People: Immigration Discussion (320 by 240, 55 minutes)
• By The People: Immigration Discussion (640 by 480, 55 minutes)

Residents from across the state gathered at the NET Television studio in Lincoln on October 19, 2006, to discuss statewide water policy issues, including concerns over the Republican and Platte rivers. Four members of the Unicameral's natural resources committee joined the discussion. A special production was produced and aired by NET Television.

• By The People: Your Water (320 by 240, 58 minutes)
• By The People: Your Water (640 by 480, 58 minutes)

Nearly a year after the storms hit, the UNL Institute for Ethnic Studies and the Public Policy Center hosted a panel of three Katrina survivors to talk about their experiences during and after the storm.

• Sorensen Seminar: Voices Of Katrina (MP3, 79 minutes)
• Sorensen Seminar: Voices Of Katrina (MP4, 79 minutes)

In a changing world, leadership is exceptionally important to keep rural communities thriving. This seminar focused on rural leadership and rural policy issues with a dynamic discussion between panelists Senator Raymond Aguilar, Dr. Rick Foster, Chancellor Doug Kristensen and Ms. Sandra Scofield. The panelists particularly addressed leadership for rural policy changes, the meaning and implications of agricultural policy versus rural policy, and perceptions of what rural policy is, or should be, by lawmakers.

• Sorensen Seminar: Rural Policy And Leadership (320 by 240, 100 minutes)
• Sorensen Seminar: Rural Policy And Leadership (640 by 480, 100 minutes)

Nebraska public education has had many successes in the past decade. In fact, Nebraska students rank in the top ten in almost every national measure of student achievement. Despite these achievements, Nebraska education policymakers, school administrators, teachers and parents are confronting a variety of issues critical to the structure and performance of Nebraska public schools. On Monday, October 24th, residents of Central Nebraska gathered on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney to discuss these issues and hear from a distinguished panel of experts on education policy.

• By The People: The State Of Education (320 by 240, 11 minutes)
• By The People: The State Of Education (640 by 480, 11 minutes)
• By The People: Health and Education (320 by 240, 58 minutes)
• By The People: Health and Education (640 by 480, 58 minutes)

On the evening of February 24th, 2005, 162 randomly selected residents of Lincoln/Lancaster County gathered to participate in "A Community Conversation: Future of Lincoln", on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Conversation provided an opportunity for ordinary Lincolnites to discuss their views about the city's future development plans and quality of life

• Plenary Discussion (320 by 240, 65 minutes)
• Plenary Discussion (640 by 480, 65 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Antelope Valley Project (320 by 240, 8 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Antelope Valley Project (640 by 480, 8 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Economic Development (320 by 240, 7 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Economic Development (640 by 480, 7 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Impact Fees (320 by 240, 8 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Impact Fees (640 by 480, 8 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Schools (320 by 240, 8 minutes)
• Pre-event Discussion On Schools (640 by 480, 8 minutes)

Residents of Central Nebraska gathered at the University of Nebraska at Kearney on January 24, 2004, to discuss United States' foreign policy and globalization. An expert panel included two members of Nebraska's congressional delegation - Congressman Doug Bereuter and Congressman Tom Osborne. The event was featured on both a PBS national broadcast as well as on three NET Television Statewide programs.

• By The People: National Broadcast (320 by 240, 57 minutes)