NPCC launches data awareness video series for policing professionals
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Data and Analytics Board has released of a series of short awareness videos to “demystify the complexities of data” in policing.
The videos, which are available on YouTube, offer a “light introduction” to data management, providing essential context for the pivotal role data plays in modern policing.
They are aimed at enhancing awareness and fostering professional development within data literacy in the policing community, said the NPCC.
Aimee Smith, director of data at the Metropolitan Police Service, and co-chair of the NPCC Data and Analytics Board, said: “The primary objective is to demystify the complexities of data, empowering police staff and officers with the knowledge required to navigate this dynamic landscape effectively.”
She added: “These videos are a testament to the volunteers who tirelessly contribute above and beyond their daily responsibilities to develop resources that will benefit frontline policing over the coming months.”
The NPCC is encouraging policing professionals to “actively engage” with these videos and promote them internally within their forces.
It says the videos can form the basis of in-house training packages and should be considered a sector-wide free resource.
Among the topics covered by the videos are ‘analytics, AI and machine learning’, ‘data governance and risks’, ‘ethics’ ‘legislation’ and ‘data sharing’.
The NPCC says feedback, questions and suggestions are “invaluable”, and can be shared by contacting CDAP@pds.police.uk