LONDON, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq:
AAXN), the global leader in connected law enforcement technologies,
and its United Kingdom subsidiary,
Axon Public Safety UK, today announced that British Transport
Police (BTP) will deploy 2,840 Axon body cameras with Evidence.com
following a country-wide trial period. The order was received in Q2
2017 and shipped August 3rd,
2017.
The force-wide deployment for BTP, the national police force for
railways, includes Axon Body 2 cameras and a five-year license on
Evidence.com, the digital evidence management system. By utilising
Evidence.com and the cloud, BTP is able to deploy cameras
nationwide while managing the data from one central location. With
a number of large forces working in key areas alongside BTP,
Evidence.com enables them to share footage directly with each other
when crossing into another force's region. In addition to sharing
with other police forces, BTP will soon be able to digitally share
with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), avoiding the manual and
costly use of DVDs. This capability is already live with the
Metropolitan Police who are sharing approximately 3,000 pieces of
body-worn video evidence with the CPS every month.
"A trial of body-worn videos over the last year has proven to
help bring about speedier justice for victims," says BTP Assistant
Chief Constable Paul Brogden. "Not
only do the cameras provide vital evidence in cases, but they also
protect officers against malicious complaints and reassure the
public as they travel through stations and on trains."
"We're honoured to be working with British Transport Police on
their rollout of body cameras and digital evidence management,"
says Axon UK's Country Manager, Jeremy
Habberley. "We believe that body cameras are an intelligent
option for bolstering railway safety and increasing conviction
rates for transit offenders."
About Axon
The Axon network is a network of devices, apps, and people that
helps law enforcement become smarter and safer. Our mission is to
protect life. Our technologies give law enforcement the confidence,
focus, and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our
products impact every aspect of an officer's day-to-day
experience:
- In the field - Our Conducted Electrical Devices offer a
less-lethal intermediate use of force response and our body-worn
and in-car cameras collect video evidence to capture the truth of
an incident; and our mobile applications enable simple evidence
collection.
- At the station - Our secure, cloud-based digital
evidence management solution allows officers and command staff to
manage, review, share and process digital evidence using forensic,
redaction, transcription, and other tools.
- In the courtroom - Our solutions for prosecutors make
collaborating across jurisdictions and agencies easy so that cases
can be resolved quickly.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, there are more than 169,000 licensed users from
around the world and more than 188,000 lives and countless dollars
have been saved with the Axon network of devices, apps and people.
Learn more at https://uk.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737.
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