SXSW 2018
Using Tech to Improve Police-Community Relations
Description:
How can law enforcement agencies can leverage technology to improve residents’ experience, create positive police-resident interactions, and build community trust? The panelists are members from both the startup community and police departments who have partnered to do just that. We’ll cover topics like: serving residents as if they were your customers, giving officers better intelligence in the field to navigate situations involving people with mental illnesses, and storytelling with data.
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Takeaways
- What are the consequences of the community having a poor public perception of a law enforcement agency? Financial and otherwise?
- What information should officers have in the field that would help incident outcomes? What kind of data do you think they need access to?
- What aspects of customer service technology are you pulling from the private sector to improve your customer experience?
Speakers
- Meredith Hitchcock, Co-Founder & COO, RideAlong
- Rahul Sidhu, Chief Executive Officer, SPIDR Tech
- Jeff Halstead, Chief of Police (retired), Fort Worth Police Department
- Daniel Nelson, Sergeant, CIT Coordinator, Seattle Police Department
Organizer
Meredith Hitchcock, Co-Founder & COO, RideAlong
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