Every police department tracks technology expenses and equipment costs—but few departments account for the massive hidden costs that evidence management imposes: thousands of staff hours spent uploading, categorizing, retrieving, redacting, and preparing digital evidence for court. These labor hours often dwarf the cost of the hardware and software.

A mid-sized agency with 100 officers may lose 2,000–3,000 hours annually to manual evidence processing tasks. At $75/hour, that’s $150,000–225,000 of preventable cost—money often excluded from budget reviews, grant applications, or procurement justifications.

These hidden costs are compounding as digital evidence volumes increase exponentially. Departments need more than storage—they need automation, intelligence, and real ROI. That’s why Wrap’s integrated approach—with WrapVision™, our AI-enabled body-worn camera system, and our DEMS platform—redefines what digital evidence management should be.

The Hidden Labor of Evidence Management

Digital evidence grows with every call: body-worn cameras, dash cams, surveillance footage, 911 audio, mobile phone extractions, and more. But the workflows supporting this volume often rely on outdated, manual processes:

• Manual File Uploading and metadata tagging by officers

• Supervisor Quality Checks to ensure compliance

• Evidence Searching across multiple platforms for court prep

• Redaction and Chain-of-Custody Documentation for legal proceedings

In aggregate, these workflows consume thousands of officer and support staff hours annually. Worse still, they pull patrol officers off the street, delay prosecution, and introduce human error that creates legal risk.

The Financial Impact: Hidden, But Significant

Estimated annual staff time by category (for a 100-officer agency):

• Evidence Upload and Processing: 1,500–2,000 hours ($112,500–150,000)

• Search and Retrieval: 800–1,200 hours ($60,000–90,000)

• Court Compliance and Redaction: 500–800 hours ($42,500–68,000)

• Supervisor Quality Review: 400–600 hours ($38,000–57,000)

  Total: $253,000–365,000/year—not including downstream legal costs from delays, errors, or missed redactions.

WrapVision + AI-Powered DEMS: The Solution

Our WrapVision™ body-worn camera platform is purpose-built for modern law enforcement, integrating directly with our AI-powered Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS). Together, they automate the most time-consuming and legally risky parts of the evidence lifecycle.

Smart Upload and Processing

• Automated Metadata Capture

• Real-Time Tagging of incidents, units, and GPS data

• Cloud Based on-demand live video streaming and real-time location tracking of devices

Search and Retrieval

• Natural Language Search powered by AI, so officers can find footage by typing “show me everything involving a red car and Officer Lopez”

• Cross-Case Correlation that automatically links evidence by suspect, location, or keyword

• Version Control that ensures chain-of-custody and court admissibility

Redaction and Court Preparation

Automatic Redaction of faces, license plates, and sensitive data—minutes instead of hours

• Auto-Bundling for Discovery that prepares files, timestamps, and documentation in a single click

• Audit Trails and Usage Logs to meet court and compliance standards

The Wrap Ecosystem Advantage

Our fully connected ecosystem—delivers from field deployment to courtroom.

• WrapPlus™ subscription models include the BolaWrap® 150, 30/30 Cassette Program, and WrapWarranty

• WrapTactics™ training modules reinforce retention with burst learning and real-case simulations .

• WrapVision™ BWC, and cloud based DEMS access provide predictable pricing and cost controls

Our products are built for the new Pre-Escalation era of law enforcement—and designed to support accountability and scale for safer outcomes for communities and officers.

The Real Cost Isn’t the Camera—It’s the Delay

Too often, budget decisions focus on equipment line items. But the real ROI comes from reducing the total cost of ownership: labor hours, legal exposure, failed redactions, and missed deadlines. Wrap’s connected tools reduce all of it.

Conclusion: Automation is the Future. Wrap is Ready.

The hidden costs of evidence management aren’t hidden anymore. Wrap’s AI-powered DEMS ecosystem doesn’t just replace your evidence system—it replaces hours of manual labor, late-night court prep, and risk exposure.

With WrapVision we don’t just store evidence—we help you use it better, faster, and safer.

In today’s climate, agencies can’t afford inefficiency—or inaction. The cost of doing nothing is now visible, and it’s steep.

It’s time to wrap the evidence gap.