Policing the Digital Metropolis: Technology and the Metropolitan Police Service

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 19:22 (EET) Section: Royal United Services Institute (UK)

Only when the Met chooses to embrace new technologies will it realise its goal of becoming, in its own words, ‘the first truly digital police force’. Download the article (PDF)As the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, takes over control of the largest police force in the country, the Met’s vision for the future remains unclear. Technological advances present countless opportunities for the police to develop innovative crime-fighting strategies that are proven to raise productivity. But only when the Met chooses to embrace these new technologies will it realise its goal of becoming, in its own words, ‘the first truly …read more

Source: Royal United Services Institute (UK)