New Technologies Help Agencies Do More with Less

Many law enforcement agencies are struggling to do the same job with fewer officers. These tools can make officers more productive, keep them safer, and give them more time on the streets.
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Many law enforcement agencies are struggling to do the same job with fewer officers. These tools can make officers more productive, keep them safer, and give them more time on the streets.
At the IACP conference, Nuance Communications Inc., a leading provider of conversational AI, will demonstrate Dragon Law Enforcement, its speech recognition solution tailored for the public safety sector.
Nuance's Dragon Law Enforcement speech recognition lets officers complete reports and other writing tasks three times faster—all by voice.
Dragon Nuance will hold a webinar titled "Transforming Police Reporting with Speech Recognition Technology" Thursday Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
This partnership is designed to meet public safety's needs by combining Nuance's powerful Dragon Law Enforcement speech recognition technology with Nexgen's robust set of software system offerings – with both partners bringing decades of experience in their sectors to bear.
You create the ending of your own story, every call, every crisis, every day.
Nuance Communications Inc. today announced Nuance Dragon Law Enforcement – its first professional productivity solution designed specifically for law enforcement professionals. It's made to enable fast, accurate dictation within the RMS and hands-free license plate look-up for safe and efficient reporting.
Officers, who have long been required to intervene when they see other officers using excessive force, will now face formal discipline, up to and including dismissal, not only if they fail to step in or report excessive force, but also if they also fail to seek medical assistance for someone who requests it.
The success or failure of any law enforcement agency revolves around the quality of its paperwork. As a supervisor you must set high standards early on to ensure success. Everything you approve will have your name on it, and thus your subordinates' reports become yours.
Because police training is in the news we thought it was a good time to ask veteran officers and trainers how they would improve law enforcement training and make it more effective. The following is collected from the comments of more than a dozen sources.