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by OnMyPhone 2988 days ago
I used to work with some detectives who told me this exact thing.

The "little tracking devices" helped them solve a lot more crimes than they ever dreamed of, but they said that it also requires a lot more paperwork, desk work, warrants, etc to do anything now. So even though it's easier, they have to jump through a lot more hoops to get the data.

They also said that that work is 90% of their jobs now. The other 10% is "non-it computer work."

It's a small local sheriff's dept (if that makes any difference).

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The problem with that is, they continually make the process more convenient and streamlined for them. Warrants? Soon a thing of the past.