Law Enforcement Redaction Software
Law enforcement agencies work with diverse sources of digital evidence—body-worn cameras, dashcams, surveillance systems, interview recordings, case files, open source information, citizen contributed videos, etc.—which often need to be redacted before submitted as evidence in court. Traditionally, this process consumes enormous time and effort, making it difficult to meet court deadlines, sharing evidence, and delaying FOIA responses. The redactX platform automates these workflows across video, audio, images, and documents, reducing turnaround times from hours and days to minutes while maintaining the accuracy and control required for evidentiary integrity.
Automated Redaction Built for Law Enforcement Needs
redactX automatically detects sensitive information according to user criteria and creates redacted copies of the original source material. Redaction criteria can be simple (ex: “redact all faces”) or complex (ex: “redact all faces except for these 2 wherever they appear in this batch of videos”). Redaction criteria can comprise a multitude of elements, and can be saved and re-used across jobs and tasks. redactX provides an unparalleled level of automation and workflow simplification.
High value use case examples include:
Courtroom and discovery preparation: Produce compliant evidence packages faster and with fewer errors, while maintaining chain-of-custody. Quickly redact video evidence regardless of source and with minimal labor effort. Define and apply standard templates for typical situations (traffic stop, crowd control, domestic disturbance, etc.) and typical sensitive items (children, license plates, bystanders, etc.) Beat court imposed deadlines.
FOIA and public records requests: Quickly process backlogs by automatically masking sensitive information and private details while still meeting statutory deadlines.
Investigative interviews and interrogations: Redact PII, protected witness names, confidential informant references, etc. from audio/video recordings with minimal labor effort. Automatically create redacted transcripts and translations of recorded speech.
Beyond time savings, the automation in redactX delivers tangible value by:
Reducing costs: Shrink the hours required for manual review and free sworn officers and staff for higher-value duties.
Improving accuracy and consistency: software automation assistance helps reduce errors and promotes consistency across redaction jobs and users.
Scaling with demand: Since it is the software that is doing most of the work, handling a growing volume of evidence does not require a proportional increase in staffing and budget.
How to buy
Customers can purchase the redactX software directly from us or from our premier distributor Carahsoft Technology Corp. For federal, state, and local government customers the software is available on a variety of contracting vehicles. The software is sold on a yearly subscription basis. Please contact us for more information.