Digital Technologies: Today’s New Crime Fighters

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New innovations are helping to capture criminals, reveal corruption, and even fight crime before it happens.

Drones, advanced analytics, video, and social media are among the technologies that are revolutionizing crime fighting.

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Drones and robots can be fitted with a multitude of sensors, and can step into harm’s way, without risking lives.“The drone can do almost anything that a helicopter can do. Search and rescue, chase bad guys, find Alzheimer’s patients that have wandered off.”

Detective Donnie HammonsCrossville, Tenn., police department

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Algorithms focus on neutral factors. Race, class, and personal data are not used.

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“Predictive policing” combines historical data, social media, weather forecasts, traffic patterns, public events, and more to project when and where crimes may occur.

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“Fear disrupts our ability to be joyful in the places we live. Once public safety is assumed, the joy comes back.”

Louis A. ZacharillaCo-founder, Intelligent Community

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Learn how new innovations are helping to capture criminals, reveal corruption, and even fight crime before it happens.

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