Santa Cruz leaders to draft new surveillance tech policies

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There's concern these tools may be racially biased and discriminatory

Hide Transcript Show Transcript LOOKING TO FIND THAT BALANCE BETWEEN TRANSPARENCY AND DEPLOYMENT OF EVERYTHING FROM FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY TO PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS AND THE USE OF DRONES. JUST LAST WEEK, DRONES WERE USED BY POLICE TO KEEP TABS ON A MAN DURING A PARENTAL ABDUCTION. THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE DRONES. INVESTIGATORS DEPENDED ON THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DRONES TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE KIDNAPPER. MOVING FORWARD, THE CITY WANTS TO IMPOSE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS BEFORE ANY SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IS DEPLOYED "THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT'S EVOLVING-ADVANCING SO QUICKLY THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT CITIZENS AND ONE THING THAT'S BEEN SHOWN IS THAT PREDICTIVE POLICING AND SOME OF THESE FACIAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE BEING USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT STILL HAVE BIAS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE PRO-ACTIVE IN GETTING OUT IN FRONT OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES." "SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IS BURGEONING ON POLICING ALL ACROSS THE NATION, IT'S THE TOPIC IN MANY CITIES, THE POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM JUST SET A TOWN HALL MEETING ON IT TO DISCUSS WHAT ARE DEPARTMENTS USING? WHAT'S THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK? AND SOME OF THE FEEDBACK IS PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I AGREE, THAT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE CAN'T THROUGH THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER. THE CHIEF PLANS TO USE LICENSE PLATE READING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP IN A RASH OF SHOOTI INCIDENTS ALONG THE WEST CLIFF DRIVE CORRIDER. HE PLANS TO HOLD A COMMUNITY MEETING BEFORE HE LAUNCHES THAT PROGRAM POSSIBLY NEXT WEEK. BEFORE THE COUNCIL ADOPTS A SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY ORDINANCE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND REVIEW BEFORE RETURNING THE THE COUNCIL FOR ACTION THE CITY COUNCIL ITEM ON SUVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY WILL GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL DURING ITS AFTERNOON SESSION TUESDAY. Advertisement Santa Cruz leaders to draft new surveillance tech policies

There's concern these tools may be racially biased and discriminatory

There's concern these tools may be racially biased and discriminatory

There's concern these tools may be racially biased and discriminatory

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