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In my experience in municipal IT, working on shared computers at police stations, most beat cops not only don’t have their own computers, but also don’t have th
by Cheyana 3y ago
In my experience in municipal IT, working on shared computers at police stations, most beat cops not only don’t have their own computers, but also don’t have their own phones, and have to make calls from shared phones in computer rooms that aren’t occupied most of the time, so those numbers wouldn’t be suitable to call back on. The public can always call a main non-emergency number to leave a message for an officer if they have to.
- 6stringmerc 3y agoInteresting - seems to add a layer of security through obscurity when pretty much any similar size / budget organization can make it happen. Interesting side note about the non-emergency number: in several instances, specifically asking for a department or representative in that department or a person by name results in 2-3 questions that have nothing to do with connecting a person. Screening. Call it Intake not Dispatch.