Police and Security Technology

Technology is transforming policing and security in America. Technology has been a fixture policing for many years – CAD/RMS, crime labs, and radio communication have made important contributions to improving efficiency.  Over the past 25 years the use of technology dramatically expanded its reach and at a pace that has been difficult to keep up with. A recent PER/RTI study indicates that 70% of agencies are using in-car cameras, 68% information sharing platforms, over a third use body cameras, cell phone tracking and investigative management systems.  81% of agencies with more than 250 officers are using GIS and 70% use ALPRs.  Agencies also reported that they planned to use predictive analytics software, acquire body worn cameras, next generation 911 and unmanned aerial vehicles. 

 Axon CEO and Founder Rick Smith join us today.  A pioneer of technology with the vision of making the bullet obsolete, Rick founded the original company, TASER, in 1993. As the TASER device became ubiquitous in law enforcement, Rick pushed the company beyond weapons technology and towards a broader purpose of matching technology to public safety needs to make the world a safer place. Rick was winner of the Ernst and Young 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year. Rick graduated from Harvard with a B.S. in Neuroscience (Cum Laude) and later earned a master’s degree in international finance from the University of Leuven in Belgium and an MBA from the University of Chicago.  Rick is also the author of The End of Killing – a book that outlines his vision for making the bullet obsolete.