How we’re using technology to transform policing

This week marks the first ever Modern Policing Week, where UK policing is looking to explore some of the technology and innovation police forces are using to transform how we work: to keep communities safe, to provide excellent public services, to bring perpetrators to justice and to be more efficient.   

Led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), it features inputs and discussions around several topics including artificial intelligence, facial recognition and how we collect, use and store data. 

In Warwickshire, we always strive to provide the best possible service to our communities, to prevent harm, to engage with people and to make sure we’re carrying out effective investigations.  

Just this year, we’ve launched a new app to enable officers to complete key operational tasks like taking statements from victims and witnesses and recording use of police powers via their mobile phones. This means they can work more flexibly and efficiently, and provide better services to our communities.  

We’re also able to carry out scheduled video appointments with members of the public as an alternative to in-person appointments at a station – allowing us to better support victims and witnesses while being able to capture evidence and get signed statements remotely. 

Where we have priority incidents and the victim agrees to it, we’re able to provide same-day support through our Rapid Video Response team. This means we can speak to victims faster, safeguard individuals like victims of domestic abuse more quickly, and make the process of reporting crime much easier. 

And we’re now using drones across the force in a number of different ways too. 

This includes, but is not limited to, finding missing people, identifying and take pictures of cannabis farms, carrying out planned surveillance, and helping to catch criminals. 

But it’s not just us. Across policing nationally, there are multiple examples of forces using science, data and technology in interesting, valuable and innovative ways.  

Take a look at some of the stories about Modern Policing Week on the NPCC website and connect with Warwickshire Police to find out more.  

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• Visit our website for safety advice and reporting online  
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Issued: Laura Maltby, Corporate Communications