Enhancing Policing Through Technology

Job ID: 40611177

Budget: $10 – $40 USD

Assessment Deliverable
Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation to help your police department better understand the issues and opportunities around technology, including using body cameras and social media. In your presentation:

Identify 2 police practices that undermine police legitimacy and explain why the practice is a critical operational issue.
Describe challenges the field of policing will face in the future. Provide examples.
Research and describe an incident for which using a body camera has helped the police in accountability and effectiveness.
Research and provide an example of how the police use social media as a tool in crime control and community relations.
Identify new technologies that can be used in policing in the future to build safer communities and explain how they can have a positive effect on officers and a positive view of policing. Provide examples.
Recommend your department’s decision regarding new technology, including using body cameras and social media. Justify your recommendation.


Include a title slide, a reference slide, and detailed speaker notes with at least 50 words per slide.