Developing Law Enforcement and Public Safety Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century
My Personal Reflection:
Professional 21st century law enforcement leaders must faithfully endeavor to develop the wide array of knowledge and skills needed to successfully provide quality public safety services to their respective communities. An approach towards continual professional development must also extend to all officers within every department to ensure that competency is a foundational principle. Broad knowledge in tactics, legal issues, de-escalation, leadership, crisis management, data analysis, and technology to name a few, must become the core components of every leader’s skill set. Arguably, technology-based knowledge and skill acquisition may require the most attention; not only to understand its application, but to also recognize the laws governing its use.
I authored three key graduate papers which link directly to the development of law enforcement and public safety knowledge and skills for the 21st century. The first paper outlines my vision for Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) within the City of Ithaca Police Department, the second paper reviews Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and their vast data collection capabilities, and the third is a legal-based paper that examines the Third-Party Doctrine in conjunction with Cell Site Location Information (CSLI.) These papers summarize some of the most salient areas of skill and knowledge development for policing as related to efficacy, technology, and court rulings.
In my paper entitled, “Intelligence-Led Policing Program at the Ithaca Police Department,” I affirm that ILP is one of the most important practices for crime reduction and crime prevention. I further assert that the implementation of a standardized program to facilitate its use is essential for effective and efficient policing. The strategies I defined for my Department include the ability to synthesize raw information into usable intelligence from our confidential tip-line and criminal debriefing forms. I also advocated for employing a data analyst, while utilizing software within the Department’s Records Management System to develop nexuses between victims, offenders, and crimes. This data-driven approach is a proven way to leverage resources.
My second paper is a memo addressed to my Mayor which describes the value of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for obtaining data from automobile crashes, crime scenes, hostage situations, natural disasters, and missing persons cases. The paper also illustrates the way in which the Chula Vista, California Police Department utilizes UAVs as a force multiplier, subsequently reducing response times and in some cases, even eliminating the need for officers to be dispatched to various calls. UAVs have earned the legal support needed to gather intelligence which may otherwise be unattainable, thereby drastically improves policing’s efficiency and efficacy, and making this technology one the profession’s most impactful tools.
My third related paper, “Third Party Doctrine and CSLI Analysis,” examines fourth amendment protections in relation to cellular technology. As affirmed within this paper, the technologies used today require a broad-minded understanding of the fourth amendment and equating intrusion solely to physical trespass is insufficient. The Supreme Court case of Carpenter Vs. the U.S. is analyzed and the holding indicates that Cell Site Location Information (CSLI) is worthy of fourth amendment protections due to the personal information it reveals. The Third-Party Doctrine indicates that people have a limited expectation of privacy when they share information with another, however, the CSLI data is only shared because of mandated business requirements specific to cellular technology. Consequently, since CSLI exposes life patterns, it is protected against warrantless intrusion, thereby preserving a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy.
Possessing knowledge and skills in the above areas are critical. Intelligence-Led Policing is a mechanism for efficiency, crime reduction, and crime prevention. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles serve as force multipliers and are an asset in many key areas. Understanding Supreme Court rulings ensures the preservation of citizen’s rights. Each paper, thus, is an exemplar to support the development of law enforcement and public safety knowledge and skills for the 21st century.
Professional 21st century law enforcement leaders must faithfully endeavor to develop the wide array of knowledge and skills needed to successfully provide quality public safety services to their respective communities. An approach towards continual professional development must also extend to all officers within every department to ensure that competency is a foundational principle. Broad knowledge in tactics, legal issues, de-escalation, leadership, crisis management, data analysis, and technology to name a few, must become the core components of every leader’s skill set. Arguably, technology-based knowledge and skill acquisition may require the most attention; not only to understand its application, but to also recognize the laws governing its use.
I authored three key graduate papers which link directly to the development of law enforcement and public safety knowledge and skills for the 21st century. The first paper outlines my vision for Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) within the City of Ithaca Police Department, the second paper reviews Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and their vast data collection capabilities, and the third is a legal-based paper that examines the Third-Party Doctrine in conjunction with Cell Site Location Information (CSLI.) These papers summarize some of the most salient areas of skill and knowledge development for policing as related to efficacy, technology, and court rulings.
In my paper entitled, “Intelligence-Led Policing Program at the Ithaca Police Department,” I affirm that ILP is one of the most important practices for crime reduction and crime prevention. I further assert that the implementation of a standardized program to facilitate its use is essential for effective and efficient policing. The strategies I defined for my Department include the ability to synthesize raw information into usable intelligence from our confidential tip-line and criminal debriefing forms. I also advocated for employing a data analyst, while utilizing software within the Department’s Records Management System to develop nexuses between victims, offenders, and crimes. This data-driven approach is a proven way to leverage resources.
My second paper is a memo addressed to my Mayor which describes the value of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for obtaining data from automobile crashes, crime scenes, hostage situations, natural disasters, and missing persons cases. The paper also illustrates the way in which the Chula Vista, California Police Department utilizes UAVs as a force multiplier, subsequently reducing response times and in some cases, even eliminating the need for officers to be dispatched to various calls. UAVs have earned the legal support needed to gather intelligence which may otherwise be unattainable, thereby drastically improves policing’s efficiency and efficacy, and making this technology one the profession’s most impactful tools.
My third related paper, “Third Party Doctrine and CSLI Analysis,” examines fourth amendment protections in relation to cellular technology. As affirmed within this paper, the technologies used today require a broad-minded understanding of the fourth amendment and equating intrusion solely to physical trespass is insufficient. The Supreme Court case of Carpenter Vs. the U.S. is analyzed and the holding indicates that Cell Site Location Information (CSLI) is worthy of fourth amendment protections due to the personal information it reveals. The Third-Party Doctrine indicates that people have a limited expectation of privacy when they share information with another, however, the CSLI data is only shared because of mandated business requirements specific to cellular technology. Consequently, since CSLI exposes life patterns, it is protected against warrantless intrusion, thereby preserving a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy.
Possessing knowledge and skills in the above areas are critical. Intelligence-Led Policing is a mechanism for efficiency, crime reduction, and crime prevention. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles serve as force multipliers and are an asset in many key areas. Understanding Supreme Court rulings ensures the preservation of citizen’s rights. Each paper, thus, is an exemplar to support the development of law enforcement and public safety knowledge and skills for the 21st century.
Authored works as described above:
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Intelligence-led Policing Program at the Ithaca Police Department by Dennis R. Nayor.pdf |
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Memo Regarding UAVs by Dennis R. Nayor.pdf |
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Third Party Doctrine and CSLI Analysis by Dennis R. Nayor.pdf |