Soft Skills Training for a Stronger Police Force
A lack of empathy training or awareness can lead to a breakdown in communication and can make the difference between a positive and negative encounter.
Posts Tagged: Police
Reaching Millions: How a Small Kansas City Used Social Media to Help Heal Tensions
What does an internet superstar look like? You might not think of Lenexa, Kansas, police officers in this category, and yet, they were.
The Country Taking CSI to The Next Level
A pilot program recently implemented in the Netherlands leverages augmented reality to send visual guidance from remote experts to crime scene investigators in the field.
Oscars and Officers: Local Law Enforcement
When it comes to civil servants, Hollywood prefers a badge and a gun to pencil and paper. In honor of awards season, here are five award-winning movies about local law enforcement.
FirstNet 101
FirstNet has been obligated by Congress to take all actions necessary to ensure the building, deployment and operation of the nationwide public safety broadband network. Learn more here.
Improving Police-Community Relations Before It’s Too Late
Civil unrest in places like Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore has local government leaders across the country concerned about police-community relations in their own cities and towns. While it’s true that larger cities with greater diversity – whether economic, ethnic, racial or religious – are more at risk, government leaders in cities of all sizes canRead… Read more »
App Infographic Shows How Citizens Connect With Police
As the police and the public continue to connect with technology, there is a growing demand for information. I thought it might be time to share some stats and decided to have an infographic created.
Law and Order: Big Data Edition
Any fan of crime drama TV shows can tell you that serial murderers tend to have specific modus operandi’s (MO’s, as the detectives refer to them) – meaning they operate systematically, within a pattern. How better to look at patterns and cycles than with data? In fighting crime, using data analytics to examine information onRead… Read more »
7 Benefits of Using Analytics to Fight Crime
In a recent report by IBM, High Performance Law Enforcement, industry experts David Edwards, global public safety solution sales manager and Dr. Mary Keeling, manager, economic analysis, global smarter cities program at IBM, discussed the benefits of deploying an analytics program to combat crime. The report notes the significant changes law enforcement has gone throughRead… Read more »
It’s Time for Police Departments to Start Measuring the Customer Experience
In response to recent tragedies, many commentators have suggested requiring every police officer to wear a video camera and microphone at all times. Some activists even suggest that these videos be publicly live-streamed for maximum accountability. That’s not necessarily a bad idea, despite some technical, budgetary, and legal hurdles. Other commentators have pointed out thatRead… Read more »