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in a hospital emergency room these
in a hospital emergency room these incidents are generally not the first
incidents are generally not the first
incidents are generally not the first time an officer has had a bad encounter
time an officer has had a bad encounter
time an officer has had a bad encounter with a citizen and typically the
with a citizen and typically the
with a citizen and typically the negative interaction is violates
negative interaction is violates
negative interaction is violates departmental policy and constitute
departmental policy and constitute
departmental policy and constitute police misconduct let’s look at the
police misconduct let’s look at the
police misconduct let’s look at the landscape how this results in a negative
landscape how this results in a negative
landscape how this results in a negative image of law enforcement increased
image of law enforcement increased
image of law enforcement increased citizen complaints as well as costly
citizen complaints as well as costly
citizen complaints as well as costly lawsuits to the city in 20 cities
lawsuits to the city in 20 cities
lawsuits to the city in 20 cities surveyed over 2 years in 2014 and 2016
surveyed over 2 years in 2014 and 2016
surveyed over 2 years in 2014 and 2016 the cost of at risk officers resulted in
the cost of at risk officers resulted in
the cost of at risk officers resulted in 127 million dollars in litigation and 1
127 million dollars in litigation and 1
127 million dollars in litigation and 1 point 1 billion dollars in payout now
point 1 billion dollars in payout now
point 1 billion dollars in payout now that’s just two years for 20 cities most
that’s just two years for 20 cities most
that’s just two years for 20 cities most important however is the careers and
important however is the careers and
important however is the careers and lives disrupted or lost now how can we
lives disrupted or lost now how can we
lives disrupted or lost now how can we address this could technology be used as
address this could technology be used as
address this could technology be used as a tool to to helped us out what if there
a tool to to helped us out what if there
a tool to to helped us out what if there were a way to continuously and
were a way to continuously and
were a way to continuously and transparently monitor police behavior
transparently monitor police behavior
transparently monitor police behavior and adheres to departmental policy what
and adheres to departmental policy what
and adheres to departmental policy what effects could that have on police image
effects could that have on police image
effects could that have on police image efficiency costs officer careers and the
efficiency costs officer careers and the
efficiency costs officer careers and the lives of the citizens they protect let
lives of the citizens they protect let
lives of the citizens they protect let me tell you a story
me tell you a story
me tell you a story in May of 2000 the Detroit Free Press
in May of 2000 the Detroit Free Press
in May of 2000 the Detroit Free Press released a number of investigative
released a number of investigative
released a number of investigative articles that that showed systematic
articles that that showed systematic
articles that that showed systematic excuse me the show systematic excessive
excuse me the show systematic excessive
excuse me the show systematic excessive use of deadly force illegal dragnet
use of deadly force illegal dragnet
use of deadly force illegal dragnet arrests of possible witnesses to crimes
arrests of possible witnesses to crimes
arrests of possible witnesses to crimes and improper treatment of prisoners this
and improper treatment of prisoners this
and improper treatment of prisoners this prompted the Department of Justice to
prompted the Department of Justice to
prompted the Department of Justice to intervene and in 2003 enter to a consent
intervene and in 2003 enter to a consent
intervene and in 2003 enter to a consent decree with the city of Detroit and his
decree with the city of Detroit and his
decree with the city of Detroit and his police department at a cost of 100
police department at a cost of 100
police department at a cost of 100 to the city for many years the city
to the city for many years the city
to the city for many years the city endeavored to change its police
endeavored to change its police
endeavored to change its police procedures using manual and human
procedures using manual and human
procedures using manual and human methods and supervisory oversight
methods and supervisory oversight
methods and supervisory oversight unfortunately even after many years of
unfortunately even after many years of
unfortunately even after many years of implementation the performance still
implementation the performance still
implementation the performance still fell short of the consent decree
fell short of the consent decree
fell short of the consent decree requirements in 2009 our company was
requirements in 2009 our company was
requirements in 2009 our company was engaged to develop a digital solution to
engaged to develop a digital solution to
engaged to develop a digital solution to address this problem and the management
address this problem and the management
address this problem and the management awareness system was created deployed in
awareness system was created deployed in
awareness system was created deployed in 2011 to over 3000 officers the system
2011 to over 3000 officers the system
2011 to over 3000 officers the system examined key performance indicators of
examined key performance indicators of
examined key performance indicators of potential officers at risk of misconduct
potential officers at risk of misconduct
potential officers at risk of misconduct these officers were then guided through
these officers were then guided through
these officers were then guided through remediation processes that included
remediation processes that included
remediation processes that included training counseling among other methods
training counseling among other methods
training counseling among other methods today the result was a 22 percent
today the result was a 22 percent
today the result was a 22 percent decrease and uses a force against
decrease and uses a force against
decrease and uses a force against citizens it was a 32 percent decrease in
citizens it was a 32 percent decrease in
citizens it was a 32 percent decrease in citizen complaints and a 62 percent
citizen complaints and a 62 percent
citizen complaints and a 62 percent decrease in lawsuits against the city in
decrease in lawsuits against the city in
decrease in lawsuits against the city in a very short period of time the mass
a very short period of time the mass
a very short period of time the mass system was cited by the Department of
system was cited by the Department of
system was cited by the Department of Justice letter handed hand-delivered to
Justice letter handed hand-delivered to
Justice letter handed hand-delivered to mayor Duggan as instrumental in phasing
mayor Duggan as instrumental in phasing
mayor Duggan as instrumental in phasing the city Detroit out of the consent
the city Detroit out of the consent
the city Detroit out of the consent decree in 2014 this also increased the
decree in 2014 this also increased the
decree in 2014 this also increased the positive image of the police department
positive image of the police department
positive image of the police department and saved the city millions of dollars
and saved the city millions of dollars
and saved the city millions of dollars in potential lawsuit payouts the
in potential lawsuit payouts the
in potential lawsuit payouts the challenge now is how can we continue to
challenge now is how can we continue to
challenge now is how can we continue to solve this problem how can we work
solve this problem how can we work
solve this problem how can we work together to utilize the community
together to utilize the community
together to utilize the community technologies such as machine learning
technologies such as machine learning
technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence to expand on
and artificial intelligence to expand on
and artificial intelligence to expand on the successes that we’ve seen here in
the successes that we’ve seen here in
the successes that we’ve seen here in Detroit we would love to learn your
Detroit we would love to learn your
Detroit we would love to learn your thoughts about how we can use these
thoughts about how we can use these
thoughts about how we can use these types of systems elsewhere to expand
types of systems elsewhere to expand
types of systems elsewhere to expand this success thank you
this success thank you
this success thank you [Applause]
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