In this highlights video from the Policing TV & SAS webinar “AI in Law Enforcement: How Agencies are Improving Investigations, Prioritisation and Response”, held on 23 September, senior policing leaders explore how artificial intelligence and advanced analytics are already being used to support serious investigations.

The session includes a powerful example from Brendan Hook of Fairfax County Police Department, who explains how an AI-enabled investigation helped officers identify and arrest a child abduction suspect within an hour. The highlights also cover real-time crime centres, fragmented data, child exploitation investigations, reducing investigative delays, proactive intelligence and the importance of keeping critical decisions firmly under human control.

Hosted by Al Murray OBE Director, PoliceAI and UK Police Lead for Artificial Intelligence the session brings together :

• Brendan Hooke Deputy Chief, Fairfax County Police Department, Virginia, USA, Major Crimes Bureau
• Kevin Harrington Senior Policy Advisor Law Enforcement & National Security, SAS

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Key takeaways

• AI-enabled tools helped officers identify a child abduction suspect within an hour.
• Real-time crime centres can combine multiple technologies during fast-moving investigations.
• AI can help investigators make sense of complex and fragmented data.
• Child exploitation investigations are becoming more complex as technology evolves.
• AI can reduce investigative delays and help multiple lines of enquiry progress in parallel.
• Existing police data can be used proactively to identify offenders and potential victims.
• Arrest, search, seizure and prosecution decisions must remain with human investigators.
• Responsible police AI must be transparent, practical, governed and trusted by the public.

Chapters
00:10 — Al Murray: AI helping catch offenders
00:39 — Brendan Hook: Child abduction investigation
03:04 — Kevin Harrington: Child exploitation investigations
04:45 — Kevin Harrington: Reducing investigative delays
06:33 — Brendan Hook: Human control over AI
07:45 — Al Murray: What responsible AI looks like
09:03 — Kevin Harrington: AI versus human judgement
09:15 — Al Murray: Public trust and responsible AI

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