Police Technology Procurement
How forces buy AI systems determines much about how they are used: contract terms, trial arrangements, vendor relationships and the commercial confidentiality that often surrounds them. Procurement decisions frequently precede any public debate about deployment.
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The L.A. Board of Police Commissioners has approved a three-month pilot programme to install ALPR cameras on city-owned street lights. The trial will run in partnership with Axon…
Two people have been arrested at a Springfield City Council meeting in Missouri after trying to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut down residents who attended the…
The LAPD is working towards new agreements to collect more licence plate data and provide officers with new artificial intelligence tools. The move follows a pause on contracts in…
Cheltenham police will soon deploy artificial intelligence cameras to deter crime at a building site. The force may also use the technology at crime hotspots and community events…
Hays County has scrapped plans to spend $4.5m on expanding law enforcement technology from the company Axon. Commissioners decided to remove the funding during a budget vote on 15…
Dozens of communities have ended their contracts for Flock licence plate readers in the past month. Both Texas and Florida have also taken state-level action to step back from the…
Police agencies are reviewing safeguards and oversight for automated licence plate recognition programmes, as privacy worries and contract cancellations reshape how the systems…
Automated licence plate readers build searchable maps of everywhere a driver travels. Information from the devices feeds into databases that police, ICE and private vendors can…
Abington Township Police Department is ending its contracts with surveillance start-up Flock Safety. Officials announced the decision this week, citing concerns over data…
Prosecutors are investigating the agency behind Albania's artificial intelligence minister, named Diella. The criminal inquiry involves alleged rigged tenders, a kidnapping, and…