Now with just a few clicks, an officer can learn when and where to keep an eye out for thieves. We're still developing this program. We're trying to take a pro-active approach. Easthampton can also contact other departments through the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts for tips on how to use the software. While there are only a handful of communities in western Massachusetts with the technology, larger eastern departments have as many as four officers working full time with the system.
Departments can share techniques and information far more easily than in years past.