Notes From the Field: Navigating the Wild Wild West of Emerging Technologies for Public Safety

Notes From the Field: Navigating the Wild Wild West of Emerging Technologies for Public Safety
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National Institute of Justice
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The evolving world of technology is like the wild, wild west. Technology is being developed, rolled out, and used much faster than public safety’s ability to analyze not only the cost, but also the policy implications that come with it.

With that in mind, one of the biggest things first responders should focus on is defining the problem we’re trying to solve before exploring our technology options. Unfortunately, defining the problem can often be a problem in and of itself.