BonnSens: A Mesh-based Command and Control Sensing System for Public Safety Scenarios

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Bauer ◽  
Nils Aschenbruck ◽  
Raphael Ernst ◽  
Christoph Fuchs ◽  
Sascha Jopen
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Sensing System ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals A Novel Method of Spatiotemporal Dynamic Geo-Visualization of Criminal Data, Applied to Command and Control Centers for Public Safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Mayra Salcedo-Gonzalez ◽  
Julio Suarez-Paez ◽  
Manuel Esteve ◽  
Jon Ander Gómez ◽  
Carlos Enrique Palau
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
National Police ◽  
And Control

This article shows a novel geo-visualization method of dynamic spatiotemporal data that allows mobility and concentration of criminal activity to be study. The method was developed using, only and significantly, real data of Santiago de Cali (Colombia), collected by the Colombian National Police (PONAL). This method constitutes a tool that allows criminal influx to be analyzed by concentration, zone, time slot and date. In addition to the field experience of police commanders, it allows patterns of criminal activity to be detected, thereby enabling a better distribution and management of police resources allocated to crime deterrence, prevention and control. Additionally, it may be applied to the concepts of safe city and smart city of the PONAL within the architecture of Command and Control System (C2S) of Command and Control Centers for Public Safety. Furthermore, it contributes to a better situational awareness and improves the future projection, agility, efficiency and decision-making processes of police officers, which are all essential for fulfillment of police missions against crime. Finally, this was developed using an open source software, it can be adapted to any other city, be used with real-time data and be implemented, if necessary, with the geographic software of any other C2S.

scholarly journals Procedural justice training reduces police use of force and complaints against officers

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (18) ◽  
pp. 9815-9821 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Wood ◽  
Tom R. Tyler ◽  
Andrew V. Papachristos
Keyword(s):  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Police Use Of Force ◽  
Police Interactions ◽  
And Control

Existing research shows that distrust of the police is widespread and consequential for public safety. However, there is a shortage of interventions that demonstrably reduce negative police interactions with the communities they serve. A training program in Chicago attempted to encourage 8,480 officers to adopt procedural justice policing strategies. These strategies emphasize respect, neutrality, and transparency in the exercise of authority, while providing opportunities for civilians to explain their side of events. We find that training reduced complaints against the police by 10.0% and reduced the use of force against civilians by 6.4% over 2 y. These findings affirm the feasibility of changing the command and control style of policing which has been associated with popular distrust and the use of force, through a broad training program built around the concept of procedurally just policing.

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