NG911 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS
How Law Enforcement Benefits from Next Generation 911 Next Generation 911-related technologies will provide new opportunities to keep law enforcement and communities safer. The following scenarios offer a non-technical depiction of how new technologies will make available information that leaders need to ensure safe, efficient and effective responses to a variety of incidents.
Public Safety Communications
Enhanced Location Accuracy
Center Information to 911
Information from 911
With improved location accuracy, law enforcement will reach crime scenes and other incidents more eciently. This is important in a variety of environments like rural areas or parks, densely populated urban areas, or on freeways. NG911-enabled mapping technology enables emergency responders to reach incident scenes quickly, even if callers are not aware of their exact location.
Safer Communities
Once law enforcement is able to easily and quickly access media such as photos and video, citizens can more easily report crimes, enabling ocers and deputies to respond more swiftly and eciently. For example, a witness might capture a video of a robbery in progress and send it to 911 so law enforcement can literally get “a picture” of the situation and the suspect.
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