TECHNOLOGY IN POLICING
The police are expected to perform functions critical to relations between the government and citizens in
democratic societies. However, the reality is that police organizations suffer limitations that undermine effective
and democratic policing. Policing globally is transforming. Namibia is not exempt from this as many policing
organizations are taking an innovative approach to the way they work and interact, both internally and
externally with the public. Specifically, digital technologies are enabling a new digital society and creating new
opportunities in terms of improved police-public relationships. Globally, many police services are ahead of the
game and are already exploiting world-class technology to improve policing services. The COVID-19 response
necessitated social distancing which has forced all industries, including policing, to rely more on technology and
reduce human contact with colleagues.
Drawing from the preceding statement, write a comprehensive Essay of a minimum of 10 (ten) pages (4500
words) within the frame of the following hypothesis:
DIGITAL POLICING IS AN ADDED INVENTION TO MODEL POLICE OPERATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY