Future of Police Force Is in the Palm of Their Hands ; the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall has Been Urged to Issue Officers in South Devon with Handheld Computers to Save Time Spent On Paperwork.

Herald Express; Torquay (UK) › July 21, 2007

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The Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall has been urged to issue officers in South Devon with handheld computers to save time spent on paperwork.

A report by the influential Home Affairs select Committee recommends that police chiefs 'urgently introduce technology such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) across all forces to save police officer time'.

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Future of Police Force Is in the Palm of Their Hands ; the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall has Been Urged to Issue Officers in South Devon with Handheld Computers to Save Time Spent On Paperwork.

The suggestion was made in the committee's report on police funding which claimed that the time...

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