As technology has been disrupting business processes, irrespective of their industrial vertical, one promising use case that is being seen today is in the field of Law Enforcement; leveraging various technologies is relatively aiding Law Enforcement professionals in ensuring Safety & Security for the masses. Various Technologies and tools such as GPS application, Drones, Predictive Policing, Facial Recognition, Body cameras and, of course Social media have completely altered how Law Enforcement departments use to carried out their operations. These technologies are not just an add-on benefit, but, undoubtedly an utmost necessity for the Law Enforcement Departments, because even they need to move parallel with today’s rapidly changing environment.  Hence, it is quite obvious to see the growth of this market, so to speak. According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, Law Enforcement Software Market is expected to reach somewhere around $18.13 Billion by 2023, growing at GACR of 9.3 percent. As, Law Enforcement has various challenges that needs to be dealt with from predicting criminal operations, indentifying individuals, to safeguarding public from any atrocities, here are some of the technologies which are and will considerably alter how Law Enforcement Department use to work:

Data Security and Identification with Biometrics

Handling data and identifying it with traditional practices consumes considerable amount of time, delaying operations and moreover, failing in securing data. Today with handhold scanners with biometrics, officers can instantly identify any suspected person in a real-time, ensuring top-notch safety and security. This data can be stored digitally for further references, thereby, simplifying the tasks while enhancing operations. 

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

As crime is going high-tech with criminals implementing latest technologies to by-pass securities, even law enforcement should be ready to tackle these obstacles and be prepared for the worst, so as to better prevent and mitigate crime.  Artificial Intelligence and Robotics will surely bring a change to this situation, as future looks very promising at the rate in which these technologies are advancing day by day. We are living in a data-driven world, there is a tsunami of data that is being generated today from different walks of human’s life. As Law Enforcement Bodies needs a very clear view of these data for maintaining safety and security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will definitely help in managing this tsunami that is being created by flow of data. 

Drones                  

Providing a birds-eye view to the Law Enforcement officials, Unmanned Arial Vehicles (Drones) has been one of Law Enforcement’s most important assets in tracking, indentifying and analyzing suspected criminals, areas, among others. Furthermore, this tool can also be especially customized and integrated with technologies according to the requirements of a particular operation.