Four Reasons Why Mindfulness Is Great for First Responders

Chances are, you’ve heard the term mindfulness; it’s a well-established concept enjoying its moment in the sun, and for good reason: a mindfulness practice can dramatically reduce stress, improve focus, and keep your mind and body healthy…

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Seven Great Podcasts for First Responders

Here at Cardinal Peak Technologies, we appreciate a high-quality audio recording—which is why we wanted to highlight some of the best podcasts created just for law enforcement and their families. Below, we’ve compiled a list of shows that…

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Five Ways to Better Connect with the Community You Serve

Forward-thinking law enforcement agencies across the country are adopting community policing techniques to better address crime and social disorder. Not only do these collaborative strategies improve community-police relations, but that i…

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Pro Tips for Designing Your Interview Room

Today, video and audio recording of interviews by law enforcement is now the norm. And while most agencies record, the number of interview rooms and types of layouts they require depend on both the size of the department and the kind of interviews…

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Avoiding Costly Lawsuits Through Recorded Interactions

As police departments across the country face increased community scrutiny, many are choosing to work with their local governments to implement changes that protect both law enforcement and the public, as well as improve community relations.…

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We Believe in Transparency

The team at Cardinal Peak Technologies believes in transparency between law enforcement and the public. Transparency helps build the trust and confidence essential to good working relationships between police agencies and the people they pr…

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What’s the difference between being a mediocre company and one of the best? 

The start of a new year always leads me to reflect on why I chose this path; what inspires me to get up every day to give my best to Cardinal Peak Technologies (CPT). As General Manager, I’m often asked to explain what makes CPT stand apart from…

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Why do we use local integrators for interview room installation?

You’ll hear us say this over and over again, "We love our integration partners!" We like to call them our “boots on the ground” since we often cannot be on location for each and every interview room installation. They serve as a second level of…

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Analog vs. IP Cameras for Interview Recording

  In this era of high-definition video, from our phones to our big screen TVs, the expectation is that all video will be crisp, clear, and can fit in your pocket. In the world of interview room recording, there are many critical differences y…

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Interview Room Recording Best Practices

Video and audio recordings are quickly becoming the norm with law enforcement interviewing. It’s easy to overlook the obvious (or not so obvious) when equipping an interview recording room. Where is your main source of light? How much ambient noi…

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