Ken Mekeel is a Public Safety Business Development Specialist and Law Enforcement Liaison for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, working closely with public safety agencies to develop technology solutions that meet their needs. His article will focus on the latest trends in technologies used by law enforcement. Two of the trends he will discuss include advanced analytics and data sharing. Modern analytics tools use robust search and analysis capabilities to access critical information tailored to specific law enforcement challenges, including child abductions, homicides and robberies. Meanwhile, data and information sharing integrate state and regional-specific data sets with comprehensive public records to facilitate entity resolution and cross-jurisdictional collaboration. These tools are becoming part and parcel to law enforcement investigations, allow agencies to quickly transform data into actionable information.
Ken joined LexisNexis Risk Solutions after serving for more than 34 years in the New York City Police Department as an active duty law enforcement officer. He retired as Inspector and Commanding Officer for the NYPD Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), a state-of-the-art command center with citywide responsibility for providing immediate and comprehensive intelligence on criminal and terrorist activity through a complex network of digital and surveillance data.