This panel will discuss how various police departments currently participating in the DOJ's National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) have increased their knowledge, skills, and capacities for crime analysis and technology; such as data and information sharing platforms, hardware, mobile environments, and cameras, to identify gaps and help maximize the contributions that both can make to the crime fight. The panelists will discuss how they made improvements in their data collection, system management, and hardware, as well as improvements to their processes for information sharing and use of crime analysis to identify violent habitual offenders and "hot spot" locations to enhance capacity and prosecution strategies and drive deployment.

We will present case studies of the Louisville, KY, Camden, NJ and Arlington, TX police departments – to demonstrate how they have used the principles of precision policing to reduce violent crime. We will show how leveraging the active engagement of the community, building on police and community engagement, and implementation of innovative technologies has made a real difference in these selected cities. We plan to have the Chiefs present on their efforts and representatives from COPS/CNA to discuss their assistance in helping these departments to achieve success.