Homework #5

The article that I chose was IBM Analytics Help Memphis Cops Get 'Smart', by Rachael King. The main objective of this article was focused on the new technology that is becoming regularly available members of law enforcement. There has been a new software developed which actually can predict and give exact locations as to where crimes have occurred or where they have a high probability of occurring. The software is also capable of notifying authorizes of what kind of crime has occurred or is going to occur. This is all due to the new HTC Corp cell phones. These new smartphones are allowing authorities to send in and receive criminal records and activity through a common database. The article offers an example stating how the software is efficient; A Memphis police officer arrived to a crime scene where there was an ambulance taking away an injured person who was the victim of a shooting of which just occurred. The police officer whom arrived on the scene used his new HTC Corp. smartphone to send all the data straight to the database, the crime scene was able to be broken down into different categories; the type of crime, the location, a potential suspect, and the real victim. According to recent data the crime rate in the Memphis area has decreased due to this new software. It has really given law enforcement the “upper hand” on criminals, by revealing criminals patterns and habits. By having software that allows officials to potentially stop a crime before it occurs shows that our technology has improved tremendously and continues to improve every day. The overall goal is to become technologically advanced within all states of the US, this would help lower or crime rate drastically or even one day potentially abolish it.