From Primary Marking, eTWIST not only enhances evidence tracking capabilities, it improves efficiency. According to eTWIST research, 25 of every 100 cases require evidence tracking. It takes an officer an average of two hours to enter repetitive evidence data information into an agency's back-end system, even longer if the report is handwritten. Recording the evidence at the crime scene with eTWIST saves up to 50 man-hours each week -- the equivalent of one fulltime police officer per year.
eTWIST features easy-to-use Windows Mobile 5.0/6.1-based software that can be integrated with a Motorola mobile computer. eTWIST allows officers to record evidence at the crime scene and generate RFID or bar code labels via a Zebra GX420t RFID Printer. The information, including the case number, time, date and the officer's department service number, uploads to a database. The labels or RFID help make tracking and protecting the evidence's chain of custody easier.