Future Policing

Laura Huey is a Professor of Sociology at Western University, Editor of Police Practice & Research, Editor of Evidence Base, a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), and a member of the Canadian Council of Academies’ expert panels on Cybercrime and Policing. Her current research focuses on public order policing, critical incident response, police downloading, policing and mental health and missing persons.Lorna Ferguson is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Regina, the Founder of the Missing Persons Research Hub, and the Senior Managing Editor for Evidence Base. Dr. Ferguson’s specialization is police responses to missing persons. Her broader research program extends to related areas of policing, including incident command, evidence-based policing, technology and innovation, police data and intelligence, cybercrime, responses involving persons with mental illness, and police reform.Ian T. Adams is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, where he is a 2025 McCausland Faculty Fellow in recognition of excellence in research and teaching. He has been involved in law enforcement and policing for over 20 years as an officer, a labour executive, and a scholar. Dr. Adams' research addresses practical police concerns, focusing on technology, policy, and behaviour. He is a leading academic voice in the ongoing development of evidence-based practices in policing.

• The Future Is Now: Introduction to Policing and Technology 2. Algorithmic Policing: Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence 3. Humanoid Robots in Policing: Officer Perspectives on Operational Use 4. Artificial Intelligence in US Law Enforcement: A Systematic Review 5. Cross-Agency Data Integration for Dementia Safety 6. Next-Generation Law Enforcement Technologies: Strategic and Ethical Issues 7. Police Perspectives on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Public Security Threats 8. Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Modern Policing 9. Police Performance Evaluation Using EEG and Neuroscience 10. Predictive Policing Futures: Laplace’s Officer 11. Artificial Intelligence and Suspect Identification 12. Police Misinformation and Public Trust 13. Police Counterintelligence and Insider Threat Prevention 14. Artificial Intelligence and Police Performance Measurement 15. Measuring Physiological Stress in Virtual Reality Police Training 16. The Future of Police Surveillance and Cameras 17. Co-Creation and Community Engagement in Predictive Policing 18. Large Language Models in Policing: Research and Practice Lessons 19. Investigative Genetic Genealogy and the Future of Cold Cases 20. Facial Recognition in US Policing: Crime Control, Officer Safety, and Racial Equity