Law enforcement around the world, including the Netherlands, is currently experimenting with predictive policing: policing based on crime predictions. Big Data on past crimes and the help of sophisticated machine learning enable police to use reliable predictions about when and where the next…
Oh Crap! (iOS, Android) is a free app that was developed by a group of Iowa-based attorneys in 2015 to hold police more accountable. Oh Crap! Version 4.0 now offers a brand new chat feature called CrapChat, where users can post and receive notifications about community events as well as speed…
Words and images can be as powerful as bombs. To a certain extent, the fight of governments against the Islamic State (IS) is a ‘communications arms race’. Technology is advancing at an astonishing pace. How can we ensure that we do not fall behind? A chubby toddler proudly aims a machine gun at…
The Internet, most of all social media, have affected our ways communicating. Regular contact and exchange via social media have become a matter of course and an integral part of this world. Since police units engage with citizens on a daily basis it is obvious that they have to keep abreast of…
The app Protect & Swerve Companion is meant to help people record and share instances of police brutality. Roughly two years ago, 17-year-old Takhim Haque’s friends were coming home from a birthday party in Brooklyn when they were stopped by police officers who said they matched the description…
Some people are trying to eliminate bike theft once and for all. They’re developing an app to help people track lost bikes. It would connect bike communities locally, and eventually, across the country. One of the developers says this is a personal issue. Ricardo Pierre-Louis’ bike was stolen…
The Ministry of National Security’s “Stay Alert” app offers you Personal Safety at your fingertips. Stay Alert has several components: Alerts, which provide users with the latest news, alerts and tips from the police such as missing person updates, road blocks, and other information from the…
The Defender is a product for those concerned about personal protection and peace of mind. The Defender integrates elements of products and services found separately and elegantly combines them into one compact personal accessory. 1) Self-Defense Tool 2) Mobile Medical Alert Device 3) 24/7…
Using software to catch criminals in the act, or to prevent them from striking in the first place: it seems like science fiction, but it’s already happening in Amsterdam. Despite significant drawbacks to the current technology, it looks like Predictive Policing will soon be a reality. Predictive…
Homicide investigators in Amsterdam are turning to social media in the hopes of gathering more information about a gruesome murder in which a severed head was found on a city street, and the remaining body found inside a burning stolen van miles away. The death of 23-year-old Nabil Amzieb has…
A policeman in the Overijssel town of Kampen has used Twitter to find out what locals think he should do about people cycling in pedestrian only areas. Jean Louis Becker placed an online poll on the social media platform to find out if people who cycle through a pedestrian area should be warned…
Android app helps Iranians avoid morality police checkpoints Gershad crowdsources intelligence on routes around potential public humiliation. Community mapping applications come in all shapes and sizes. There are apps to help drivers avoid speed traps, maneuver around traffic jams, and find…
Reportyis a suite of tools aiming to bridge the gap between people and the resources designed to help them. It is the 1st video emergency app launched by a country (Israel), used on a national scale, supporting a mobile application for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android devices, as well as a…
As a driver, one of the things we fear the most is seeing those familiar red and blue lights flashing behind us or having a police flag us down. Nothing ruins your day more than getting a traffic ticket. That could be why apps like Waze and other traffic reporting apps have been so popular…
A paper from the Journal of Computer Science and Applied Mathematical Sciences explains an intelligent autonomous evacuation navigation (AEN) system manages to solve wayfinding problems during emergency evacuation, especially for those who are not familiar with the building. AEN system is…
