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Public asked to play their part in weeding out cannabis factories

A new campaign to encourage the public to provide anonymous information on houses and flats that are being used for cannabis cultivations is launched today (Monday 30 August 2010).

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SPSA Annual Plan 2010-11

The SPSA Annual Plan, the first year of our Strategic Five Year Plan which we published in June, outlines our commitment to work with our partners and stakeholders to make a positive difference to Scottish policing.

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Plans unveilled to speed up forensic support for Scottish police

SPSA Forensic Services has today published proposals to improve the speed, consistency, and cost effectiveness of forensic analysis in Scotland.

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SPSA Forensic Multimedia Unit

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The SPSA Forensic Multimedia Unit was formed specifically to embrace technology and provide a variety of digital media techniques to support the presentation methods of criminal casework. 

They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words and with this technology it really is. 

Through a variety of quality digital media including interactive presentations and 3D reconstruction, the SPSA Forensic Multimedia Unit can present complex evidence types in a way that is clear, concise and easily understood.

We can instantly transport detectives, lawyers, jurors and judges back to a crime scene, taking them on an interactive tour of the criminal investigation without a single person leaving their seat. 

Forensic animation and 3D reconstruction can be used to aid a jury in visualising hard to explain situations.  It paints a picture based on forensic evidence and can be used to illustrate a number of incidents and examples, from anatomically correct 3D body mapping of injuries and vehicle crash reconstructions to reconstruction of a crime scene and suspects movements.