Public Safety & Justice

Applying modern technology to traditional crime-solving methods is transforming policing, providing new ways to address challenges.

Policing is evolving with tools that automate tasks and use data analytics, AI, and machine learning to inform decision making and support investigations. In law enforcement, these technologies analyse large datasets—like crime records, digital communications, and surveillance footage— to identify trends, correlations, and anomalies, helping to identify patterns and resolve cases faster.

This paper highlights our latest law enforcement solutions, including AWARE (Analytics for Widespread Awareness & Risk Evaluation), frameworks for responsible deployment, and guidance on getting started with Akkodis to meet modern policing challenges.

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Developed from the ground up in collaboration with Australian Law Enforcement Agencies, Söze is a powerful data analytics platform that enables police investigators to rapidly integrate and visualize vast amount of data from multiple sources and devices, supporting successful case building and prosecution. Built and tested with frontline investigators across the top 90% of differing crime types on real world investigations, Söze is a tool that augments Investigators, removes the burden on excessive data management and allows them to apply their training, experience and tradecraft to find information and persons of interest that can help them respond to threats and solve cases, faster. Visit Söze - The Advanced Digital Investigation Platform.

Crime is becoming increasingly complex and multi-faceted. According to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, organized crime as just crime types costs Australia $60.1 billion a year, and new types of crimes are emerging constantly, enabled by advancing digital technologies and infrastructure.

Criminals are often early adopters of new technologies that create complex and data rich digital footprints at a scale that make it unsustainable for Police agencies to investigate with their current resources and tools. In this whitepaper we highlight some of the common challenges for Police investigative teams and explain how a platform like Söze can help.

Listening Device Plus (LD+) is a system built for the Police and Intelligence community to identify the parts of recorded audio that contain voice, then transcribe and translate that voice into text. LD+ enables you to keep up with your lines by automatically providing voice to text, translation of foreign to English, keyword alerting and search capabilities. With LD+, one staff member a day can easily process a full 24 hours of Listening Device sessions and potentially two Listening Devices could be monitored by a single person if there is little voice activity. With little effort, and short processing time; the investigation has high quality, searchable product from each of your Listening Devices. A considerable number of staff are now freed to pursue other investigative tasks.

Bail Kiosk is an Attendance Recognition System that enables a person on bail to report via a self-service kiosk at a police station, instead of Reporting to Police staff at the counter.

Over 12 months, self-service Bail Kiosks save thousands of shifts, freeing up Police staff to focus on other Policing activities and providing better community outcomes.

Bail Kiosk utilises a device with a camera, facial matching technology, and integration with Police systems to automate the bail reporting process, saving Police time and providing a better community experience.

Aboriginal communities in Western Australia collectively speak more than 60 languages. Communication barriers have been a long-term challenge for these communities when accessing public and social services and when engaging with law enforcement. However, the ‘Yarning’ mobile app is now breaking down these language barriers and fostering better interactions between Aboriginal communities and the Western Australian Police Force (WAPF) officers.

Built on Microsoft Power Platform, Yarning was created by WAPF’s Aboriginal Affairs Division in collaboration with Aboriginal Interpreting WA, Akkodis and Microsoft. Akkodis won the Microsoft 2022 Partner of the Year – Social Impact award for the development of this app.

Akkodis won the Microsoft Social Impact Inclusion Changemaker 2022 Partner of the Year Award for innovation & excellence of the Yarning App, a mobile application developed in collaboration with the Western Australian Police Force to improve fairness and equality to Aboriginal communities throughout Western Australia. Built on the Microsoft Power Platform, Yarning provides spoken Aboriginal language interpretation allowing WA police officers to improve understanding and communication with Aboriginal communities.

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How aligning technology and mission through a human-centred approach can improve operational outcomes, reduce stress and improve wellbeing for employees & the community.

For over a decade Akkodis has been helping PS&J organisations navigate the complexities of their work. Fostering efficiency, safety, and the overall wellbeing of their people—and the communities they serve—is at the core of our mission. To further this mission, we have explored some the operational and organisational challenges facing the PS&J sector. This research examines the question: Can technology play a role in PS&J organisations to improve efficiency, safety, and the overall wellbeing of their people—and the communities they serve? We believe it can.

Through over a decade of work with Public Safety and Justice (PS&J) organisations Akkodis has developed a deep understanding of the intricacies and challenges inherent to this sector.

Working with police and other law enforcement agencies to address their core challenges and priorities, we have co-developed solutions that support operational and organisational efficiency, including improved communications, prioritised resource allocation, case management, and the processing and analysis of digital evidence.

Empowering safety & justice with technology

With over a decade of experience working with law enforcement, Akkodis understands the unique challenges and responsibilities agencies face. We’ve developed a comprehensive range of innovative products and solutions, created in collaboration with police, for police.

Transforming Policing: Technology-Enabled Solutions for Safer Communities

Minimizing risks and improving outcomes in Police Investigations

Listening Device Plus (LD+) Infosheet

Bail Kiosk Infosheet

Yarning

Yarning Case Study – First of its kind Aboriginal Language App

Re-thinking human experience in Public Safety and Justice: Akkodis PS&J research

Akkodis NextGen Digital Solutions – empowering Frontline Policing Infosheet

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