By Zach Winn · January 12, 2017 Campus Safety Magazine:
People working in a variety of occupations have started using tablets to help them do their jobs, including some city police officers, doctors and teachers.
Tablets can streamline processes, improve communication and give people immediate access to troves of information.
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But the vast majority of hospital and university security departments have not equipped their officers with the technology. Is this a case of the security industry being behind the curve or are there really not enough benefits to justify an investment?
It turns out there are quite a few benefits to using tablets, so we put together a list of the biggest ones. Enjoy!
1. Making Reports Easier
One of the most important (and time consuming) parts of a security officer’s job is writing incident reports. Claremont Colleges Director of Campus Safety Stan Skipworth, who equipped his officers with small-scale tablets recently, says the devices make filing reports a more efficient process.
“Now we don’t have an officer go back to the office and sit down to write a report,” Skipworth says. “They can stay out in the field and sit down in a campus courtyard or something and log in to make a quick report.”
Skipworth added that the new process greatly improves officer visibility, keeping them immediately available for anyone seeking assistance.
