diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3704a2a..4cc226b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
   if (detectRegion)
     alpr.setDetectRegion(detectRegion);
 
-  if (strcmp(templateRegion.c_str(), "") != 0)
-  {
+  if (templateRegion.empty() == false)
     alpr.setDefaultRegion(templateRegion);
-  }
 
   if (alpr.isLoaded() == false)
   {
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
     return 1;
   }
 
-  if (strcmp(filename.c_str(), "webcam") == 0)
+  if (filename == "webcam")
   {
     int framenum = 0;
     cv::VideoCapture cap(0);
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
       return 1;
     }
 
-    while (cap.read(frame) == true)
+    while (cap.read(frame))
     {
       detectandshow(&alpr, frame, "", outputJson);
       cv::waitKey(1);
@@ -137,9 +135,9 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
       cap.open(filename);
       cap.set(CV_CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC, seektoms);
 
-      while (cap.read(frame) == true)
+      while (cap.read(frame))
       {
-        if (SAVE_LAST_VIDEO_STILL == true)
+        if (SAVE_LAST_VIDEO_STILL)
         {
           cv::imwrite(LAST_VIDEO_STILL_LOCATION, frame);
         }
diff --git a/src/misc_utilities/classifychars.cpp b/src/misc_utilities/classifychars.cpp
index 8f6aea7..0f88431 100644
--- a/src/misc_utilities/classifychars.cpp
+++ b/src/misc_utilities/classifychars.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void showDashboard(vector<Mat> images, vector<bool> selectedImages, int selected
     {
       rectangle(imgCopy, Point(1,1), Point(imgCopy.size().width - 1, imgCopy.size().height -1), Scalar(0, 255, 0), 1);
     }
-    if (selectedImages[i] == true)
+    if (selectedImages[i])
     {
       rectangle(imgCopy, Point(2,2), Point(imgCopy.size().width - 2, imgCopy.size().height -2), Scalar(255, 0, 0), 1);
     }
diff --git a/src/openalpr/characteranalysis.cpp b/src/openalpr/characteranalysis.cpp
index 3454ca3..fc61860 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/characteranalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/characteranalysis.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ vector< bool > CharacterAnalysis::filterContourHoles(vector< vector< Point > > c
 
     int parentIndex = hierarchy[i][3];
 
-    if (parentIndex >= 0 && goodIndices[parentIndex] == true)
+    if (parentIndex >= 0 && goodIndices[parentIndex])
     {
       // this contour is a child of an already identified contour.  REMOVE it
       if (this->config->debugCharAnalysis)
diff --git a/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp b/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp
index b3d41d9..688760b 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ vector<Rect> CharacterSegmenter::get1DHits(Mat img, int yOffset)
       curSegmentLength++;
     }
 
-    if ((isOn == false && onSegment == true) ||
-        (col == img.cols - 1 && onSegment == true))
+    if (onSegment && (isOn == false || (col == img.cols - 1)))
     {
       // A segment just ended or we're at the very end of the row and we're on a segment
       Point topLeft = Point(col - curSegmentLength, top.getPointAt(col - curSegmentLength) - 1);
@@ -1054,8 +1053,7 @@ int CharacterSegmenter::getLongestBlobLengthBetweenLines(Mat img, int col)
       wasbetweenLines = true;
     }
 
-    if ((isOn == false && onSegment == true) ||
-        (row == img.rows - 1 && onSegment == true))
+    if (onSegment && (isOn == false || (row == img.rows - 1)))
     {
       if (wasbetweenLines && curSegmentLength > longestBlobLength)
         longestBlobLength = curSegmentLength;
diff --git a/src/openalpr/featurematcher.cpp b/src/openalpr/featurematcher.cpp
index fa24e24..268410f 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/featurematcher.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/featurematcher.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ RecognitionResult FeatureMatcher::recognize( const Mat& queryImg, bool drawOnIma
       drawKeypoints(  queryImg, queryKeypoints, tmpImg, CV_RGB(185, 0, 0), DrawMatchesFlags::DEFAULT );
       drawKeypoints(  tmpImg, positiveMatches, *outputImage, CV_RGB(0, 255, 0), DrawMatchesFlags::DEFAULT );
 
-      if (result.haswinner == true)
+      if (result.haswinner)
       {
         std::ostringstream out;
         out << result.winner << " (" << result.confidence << "%)";