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Police Departments Sheriff's Offices Corrections

Video that has to survive a defense attorney

In a police facility or a correctional environment, recorded video isn't operational data — it's potential evidence. Retention, export integrity and chain of custody drive the specification as much as image quality does. DWG helps agencies specify systems that hold up.

Retention and export are the requirement

Most systems are specified on camera count and resolution. In this environment the harder questions are how long video is retained, how it exports, and whether the export can be authenticated later.

We evaluate platforms against retention requirements and export workflow, size storage honestly for the retention period rather than the sales sheet, confirm integration with the systems already in the facility, and review bills of materials for what a 24/7 environment actually consumes. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

Retention requirements, coverage by zone, 24/7 operational constraints.

2. Evaluate

Platform comparison, export and authentication workflow, storage sizing.

3. Specify

Specification assistance, BOM review, redundancy and failover planning.

4. Procure

Quoting, availability, lead times against the construction schedule.

5. Deploy

Phased delivery, coordination around a facility that never closes.

6. Support

Technical support, spares on hand, refresh planning.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • Does storage actually cover the required retention period?
  • How does video export, and can it be authenticated later?
  • What happens to recording if a recorder or a drive fails?
  • Will this integrate with the access control already installed?
  • Can the system be serviced without taking coverage offline?
  • What does continuous 24/7 duty do to the service life?
  • Who can do field work inside a secure facility?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Facilities

  • Police and sheriff's departments
  • County jails and detention centers
  • State correctional facilities
  • Evidence and property rooms
  • Dispatch and communications centers
  • Training facilities

Project types

  • New construction
  • Security modernization
  • Storage and retention upgrades
  • Analog-to-IP migrations
  • Technology refresh
  • Facility expansions

Project teams

  • Chiefs and sheriffs
  • Facility and jail administrators
  • IT and technology staff
  • Purchasing
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Get retention and export right before anything is ordered

There is no cost to have our specialists review a specification or a bill of materials.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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