Technology

A group of people taking videos of a battery fire demonstration.
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Waste Hazards

IPS consultants provide lithium battery safety training to protect workers and communities by reducing fire risks, improving handling practices and promoting responsible disposal and recycling statewide.

A rendering of Tennessee license plate.
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Uncertainties and Unknowns

The use of automated license plate readers is growing in Tennessee, but results from a research project show that data from the devices has not been well tracked, and their effectiveness reducing crimes is not known.

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Ah-Ha Moments

A CIS resource consultant had a light bulb turn on, or maybe off, when he realized the amount of energy efficient opportunities that could be implemented in food industry operations.

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Hands On

Law enforcement's forensic training heads to the woods.

Training Specialist Chris Jones, left, and Training Coordinator Greg Coker participate in a firearm simulation at the LEIC in March.
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Virtual Danger

Inside the Law Enforcement Innovation Center’s simulation of confrontation.

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News and Updates

IPS Agencies Welcome Women in Public Service

More than 100 women from across Tennessee, representing different positions in state and local government, attended the annual Women in Public Service Symposium.

Mike Kwasnik Jr. and Robert Kwasnik surrounded by zipper manufacturing equipment
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Zipping Along for 50 Years

Robert Kwasnik admits that, when he tells people what he does, he doesn’t always receive a warm response.