March 2020
Innovations in “Smart” Policing
Guest Editors: Ryan Daugirda & Kathryn Nutting
As smart technologies—those employing artificial intelligence and machine learning or interfacing with the internet of things (IoT)—continue to advance and enter the law enforcement marketplace, agencies worldwide are using these smart tools to better serve their communities—and looking ahead to see what advantages (or shortcomings) future technologies might bring.
Articles
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Drone as a First Responder: The New Paradigm in Public Safety
The 911 caller was calm, considering he was reporting that a man with an object that looked like a gun was acting strangely outside the taco shop. The caller noted that the man was waving the pistol-s... -
Three Novel Ways to Use ALPR: Leveraging License Plate Readers for Crime Prevention and Solvability
Automated license plate readers (ALPR) are being utilized across the world in a variety of ways and for myriad purposes. Law enforcement has primarily used these devices as a way to facilitate traffi... -
Lessons Learned on Implementing Big Data Machine Learning: The Case of Predictive Policing at the Vancouver Police Department
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are at the forefront of a technological revolution that affects virtually every facet of society. From the voice of Siri or Alexa to autonomous self... -
The Last Telecommunicator Has Been Born
Futurists have begun to offer the prospect that the last people to be employed in certain professions have already been born. Law enforcement agencies attempting to address skyrocketing employee costs...
Columns
- President's Message: A Blueprint for Reform and Advancements
- Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
- From the Executive Associate Director: HSI's Use of Advanced Data Analytics to Identify Criminal Networks and Combat Transnational Crime
- Perspectives: Embracing New Technology and Innovation
- The Advisor: Rising Leaders
- Chief's Counsel: Ipcha Mistabra—Maybe the Opposite Is True
- Focus on Officer Wellness: Physical Demands of Patrol
- Traffic Safety Initiatives: Reducing Officer Deaths and Serious Injuries Related to Traffic Duties
- Informer—March 2020
- Spotlight: Face-to-Face Communication Reenvisioned
- 2020 IACP Technology Conference Preview
- Tech Talk: Cybersecurity Research
- Product Feature: Managing Key Assets—How Technology Can Streamline Digital Evidence, Fleet, and Personnel Management
- Exposition: March 2020
- IACP@Work: Enhancing Rural Law Enforcement Response to Violence Against Women
- IACP Net Bulletin: IACP Net Periodicals Features Three New Publications
- The Brief: Public-Private Partnerships—As Important as Ever for Police Effectiveness
- Ad Index: March 2020