“How Are Innovations in Technology Transforming Policing?”

CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES

"How Are Innovations in Technology Transforming Policing?"

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CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING SERIES

"How Are Innovations in Technology Transforming Policing?"

January 2012

This publication was supported by the Motorola Solutions Foundation. The points of view expressed herein are the authors' and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Motorola Solutions Foundation or individual Police Executive Research Forum members.

Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright 2012 by Police Executive Research Forum

All rights reserved

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN: 978-1-934485-17-0

Cover photo credits. Top row, left to right: Jonathan McIntosh/Flickr and Gary Brown/Flickr. Middle row: Gerry Prevost/Flickr, Chicago Police Department, and Thomas Hawk/Flickr. Bottom row: Minneapolis Police Department and Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.

Cover and interior design by Dave Williams.

Contents

Acknowledgments.................................................................................................. i Introduction..........................................................................................................iii

PERF Survey Shows Widespread Use of Many Technologies in Policing..................................................................1 Websites and Social Media.........................................................................4 Cameras....................................................................................................13 Sidebars Ensuring that Police Can Achieve Wireless Broadband Transmission of Data..........18 William Bratton: Technology in Policing Is a Matter of Embracing Change..............22 Gunshot Detection Systems.....................................................................25 License Plate Readers...............................................................................28 Special Issues in Use of Technology.........................................................35 Sidebar Albuquerque Police Work with Businesses to Reduce Crime.......................................38 Conclusion................................................................................................44

About PERF..........................................................................................................45 About Motorola Solutions and the Motorola Solutions Foundation............46 Appendix: PERF Executive Session Participants............................................47

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