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4 results foundAuthor: Koren, Dori Title: Social Networking for the Police Enterprise: An In-Depth Look at the Benefits, Requirements, and Challenges of Establishing a Social Networking Platform for Law Enforcement Summary: The emergence of social networking technologies has transformed the way people interact, develop social ties, exchange information, and organize their personal and professional lives. As a result, Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) platforms-which offer organizations a closed Facebook-like program to increase connectivity, reduce costs, and enhance productivity-are on the rise in both business and government. This report explores the benefits, requirements, and key challenges for implementing such a platform for the law enforcement and homeland security community. The judgments and findings are based on existing literature, extensive research, the evaluation of numerous software systems, and the consolidated perspective of 77 law enforcement leaders from 45 major agencies. Details: Major Cities Chiefs Association, 2013. 27p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 17, 2014 at: https://www.majorcitieschiefs.com/pdf/news/social_networking_for_the_police_enterprise__final_version_101513.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: https://www.majorcitieschiefs.com/pdf/news/social_networking_for_the_police_enterprise__final_version_101513.pdf Shelf Number: 131937 Keywords: Police CommunicationsPolice EffectivenessPolice PerformancePolicingSocial Networking |
Author: Carter, Jeremy G. Title: Impact of Mobile Broadband Data Access on Police Operations: An Exploratory Case Study of One Medium-Sized Municipal Police Department Summary: As used in this study, “mobility” refers to “an inherent ability to move about,“ and “mobile computing” is a generic term that refers to the functional capabilities possible for end users as they complete tasks from various physical locations. “Broadband” refers to the relatively wide bandwidth characteristics of the wireless transmission medium and its corresponding ability to support multiple users and/or transport suitable quantities of data. “Mobile broadband” is used as a generic term to collectively refer to both terms in the context of the aggregate capabilities made possible through their use compared to other available mobile solutions and/or data. This study notes the lack of public-safety access to wireless broadband data, given resource limitations and a lack of independent evidence that would justify procurement of such technologies for police work. The current study’s deployment and assessment of this technology involved its use by the Brookline Police Department (BPD). Overall, the semi-structured interviews suggest that the wireless broadband technology was implemented with minimal difficulties and produced a number of perceived benefits for the BPD. The most direct benefit was the ease with which departmental technologies could be managed. Additional benefits were associated with increased access to timely information, increased information flow, and increased quality of reports. Structured interviews indicated that a few weeks of training sessions and ongoing informal bulletin and email disseminations were needed to overcome skepticism about the transition to wireless broadband. Most of the uniform personnel did not oppose the implementation nor did they perceive that the department was opposed to the transition. Details: Rome, NY: Engility Corporation, 2014. 185p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 2, 2016 at: https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/handle/1805/11434 Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/handle/1805/11434 Shelf Number: 147864 Keywords: Police CommunicationsPolice EffectivenessPolice Technology |
Author: Police Executive Research Forum Title: ICAT: Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics, A Training Guide for Defusing Critical Incidents Summary: Since 2014, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) has been studying developments regarding police use of force, particularly with respect to officer safety and the safety of the people they encounter, and the impact of these issues on police-community relationships. While PERF's research and policy development on use-of-force issues go back decades, our recent efforts have followed a series of highly publicized police use-of-force incidents across the country, many of them captured on video and some resulting in large-scale protests and demonstrations. There is a growing realization among leaders of the policing profession and members of the public that, in many communities, police use of force has become a critical issue that is setting back community-police relations and may even be impacting public safety and officer safety. It was clear that additional research and new ways of thinking about police use of force were needed, and PERF members and PERF as an organization stepped forward to fill that need. PERF has convened several national conferences and working groups of police officials from the across the country on these issues. We also have conducted survey research and field visits in the United States and internationally, and have published a series of reports detailing our work. Our most recent publication, Guiding Principles on Use of Force, presents 30 recommended best practices in the key areas of use-of-force policy, training and tactics, equipment, and information needs. This ICAT Training Guide should be used in conjunction with the Guiding Principles report. Details: Washington, DC: PERF, 2016. 72p. Source: Internet Resource: Critical Issues in Policing Series: Accessed December 21, 2016 at: http://www.policeforum.org/assets/icattrainingguide.pdf Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: http://www.policeforum.org/assets/icattrainingguide.pdf Shelf Number: 147775 Keywords: Crisis ManagementPolice CommunicationsPolice Education and TrainingPolice Use of ForcePolice-Community Relations |
Author: Police Executive Research Forum Title: The Revolution in Emergency Communications Summary: The field of emergency communications is about to enter a period of dramatic change and transformation. Nearly 50 years after the first 911 call was made in the United States, calltaking and dispatching have become, in a way, the forgotten member of the public safety family. The 911 system is so familiar to us that most people don't even think about it, until an emergency happens. Yet 911 remains a vital part of everyday crime-fighting, as well as the management of major events and the response to natural disasters. PERF decided to conduct a Critical Issues in Policing project on emergency communications because the world of emergency communications is about to undergo an upheaval, as a result of two new technologies: Next Generation 911 systems and the FirstNet wireless broadband network for police and other first responders. The implementation of NG911 and FirstNet will augment traditional mission-critical Land Mobile Radio (LMR) narrowband voice systems. This report explores NG911 and FirstNet and their impact on police agencies and the emergency communications centers that support the police. Details: Washington, DC: PERF, 2017. 94p. Source: Internet Resource: Critical Issues in Policing Series, 2017: Accessed April 12, 2018 at: http://www.policeforum.org/assets/EmergencyCommunications.pdf Year: 2017 Country: United States URL: http://www.policeforum.org/assets/EmergencyCommunications.pdf Shelf Number: 149792 Keywords: 911 CallsEmergency CommunicationsEmergency PreparednessPolice Communications |