New York City courts are overloaded. There are long delays to resolve cases and many cases are dismissed or are pleaded to much lesser offenses due to mistakes and inefficiencies. Would giving iPads to police officers solve this problem?
In a recent The New York Times op-ed piece, a law student stated the case for giving the popular consumer device to police officers. He argued how arming cops with tablets would promote the efficiency of the justice system, lower costs, and reduce errors.
Here are three ways an iPad can help, as argued by law student Steve Cohen:
While giving an iPad to police officers does make sense, Cohen also notes some concerns about using the device. This can include the security of keeping this sensitive data on a handheld device as well as the security of the police Internet system.
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