Welcome to the Tech-Ready Policing: Policy Essentials for Emerging Technology training course. Emerging technologies are reshaping policing, but innovation without policy, training, and legal guardrails creates significant operational and constitutional risk. This session examines the foundational questions agencies must answer before deploying new tools, including mission need, privacy expectations, training requirements, legal exposure, and public trust. Participants will examine how the use of trained analysts, seamless data sharing, and proactive community engagement has improved investigative outcomes, increased arrest rates, and strengthened public trust. This course also highlights critical lessons learned, including the importance of investing in human capital and aligning technology with clearly defined investigative processes. Participants will explore core policy components for emerging technologies, including authorized use, prohibitions, reporting, oversight, data security, and training, with focused discussion on issues involving AI, digital surveillance, and evolving constitutional standards. The session is designed to help law enforcement leaders, policy professionals, and accreditation personnel build practical, defensible frameworks before technology “hits the road.”
This course will also focus on areas including:
- Developing implementation plans and clear policies before deploying emerging technologies such as ALPRs, drones, facial recognition systems, surveillance tools, and artificial intelligence.
- Addressing privacy, constitutional limitations, data security, retention, public transparency, and evolving legal requirements associated with technology use.
- Establishing training, supervisory oversight, auditing, accountability, and ongoing policy review to ensure technology is used appropriately and defensibly.
Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff.
Instructor: Attorney Joseph Race
Joseph Race is an Associate Attorney with the Daigle Law Group and specializes in policy and accreditation issues. Mr. Race recently retired as a Captain of the Madison (CT) Police Department where he commanded the Administrative Division. During his time in Madison, Mr. Race successfully led the Madison Police Department to dual CALEA Accreditation for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Communication as well as State of Connecticut Tier III Accreditation. Mr. Race is actively involved in accreditation and currently serves as a CALEA Assessment Team Leader. Mr. Race is a graduate of the Quinnipiac University School Law and is a practicing member of the Connecticut state bar as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Mr. Race is a graduate of the Southern Police Institutes 76th Command Officers Development Course and the 270th Session of the FBI National Academy. Mr. Race is also proud United States Marine Corps veteran.
- Credit Hours: 1
- Class ID: 26-10-2-A1
- Area: 201
- Topic: Technology
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