The rapid rise in technology advances is creating tough choices for law enforcement agencies who must either modernize their investigations or public safety will remain at risk.
All of these influences bring us to an interesting intersection. Crime is on the rise, so the number of cases law enforcement is investigating is growing. Cases today are also far more complex. At the same time, law enforcement staff numbers are decreasing as budget cuts and retirements take their toll. Criminals are also becoming far more tech savvy leaving many agencies to play catch-up as they try to retrain existing officers or recruit new ones with stronger technical skills. All of these pressures are forcing investigative teams to make “forced choices” as they triage cases to decide what their highest priorities are. This, in turn, is causing a widening “public-safety gap” that makes protecting citizens more difficult than ever before.
