Law enforcement agencies turn to AI
As artificial intelligence becomes more popular, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona is looking at how it can use the emerging technology. Since the beginning of the year, deputies have been testing a program called Draft One, from Axon.
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TUCSON, Ariz. – As artificial intelligence becomes more popular, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is looking at how it can use the emerging technology.
Earlier this year, deputies began a test of Axon’s Draft One, a program that writes incident reports using AI. A body camera records the interactions, and then the program uses the audio and any additional information from the deputy to create a first draft. Deputies then review everything before submitting the final report.
“They’re able to check for completeness and accuracy and everything else,” said Capt. Derek Ogden, “but the initial first draft, they can’t send it out as a case report.”
Demonstrating the program, Deputy Dylan Lane showed how Draft One can write a case report that would take 30 minutes to complete in five minutes.
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A Pima County deputy opens Draft One to begin writing his case report. Once completed, he will check it for accuracy before sending it. (Amalia Roy)
“Most of the time it’s just quick changes, making sure all the information is still accurate and then adding those little details,” Lane said.
Ogden said Draft One saves crucial time during shifts when deputies deal with multiple incidents in a row. He said the program is one of several ways the department is exploring AI tools.
Draft One writes a case report using footage from an Axon body camera. (Amalia Roy)
“We recently saw a detective from our criminal investigation division use AI to identify an unidentified deceased person,” Ogden said. “We are also looking at ways to increase the productivity and efficiency of our patrol officers and some of our correctional officers.”
Law enforcement agencies across the country are evaluating how artificial intelligence could help their departments, especially as they deal with resource shortages.
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“Many law enforcement agencies have limited budgets. It’s very attractive to them to have a tool that allows them to do more with less,” said Max Isaacs of The Policing Project, a nonprofit at NYU School of Law that studies public safety and police accountability.
Isaacs said that while AI offers opportunities to save resources, there isn’t much data on how much help these programs actually provide.
A Pima County deputy uses an Axon body camera in a simulated emergency call. (Amalia Roy)
“There are lots of examples of crimes being solved or efficiencies being achieved,” Isaacs said, “but in terms of large-scale studies that rigorously show us the amount of benefits, we don’t have them yet.”
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Isaacs also raised the issue of accuracy.
“AI is not perfect. It can rely on flawed data. The system itself can be flawed. When there are errors in AI systems, it can lead to very serious consequences. It can lead to false arrests. It can lead investigators to a dead end and waste time and resources,” Isaacs said.
Responding to these concerns, Ogden agreed that the information may be flawed. He said this is why human eyes must review every report written with Draft One.
After a successful trial with 20 deputies, Ogden said the next step is to expand Draft One to corrections officers.
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