Technology: The Pros And Cons Of Policing

Anastacia, I agree that it is completely mind-blowing to think of handling things without the technology we have come to rely on. When I started as a dispatcher, we didn’t have things like mobile mapping programs, or GPS tracking. You had to listen to what the units said, remember where everyone was, where they were going and what they were doing. I do agree that policing is far more technologically advance now than it was even ten years ago. However, I do feel that all the technological advances do have some disadvantages. When the system fails, and believe me that does happen on occasion, those without the “old school” knowledge can be at a loss on how to proceed without the ability to use a computer or Google. Simple things like being