Got Your Back
Future of Law Enforcement

Business Case

Business Case

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“Got Your Back” will provide diverse benefits to law enforcement agencies, including both fiscal savings and an improvement to departmental morale.  A significant problem agencies faced with the use of body cameras was the upfront cost of purchasing the technology. Though the initial costs of purchasing body cameras appear daunting, using Google Glass equipped with “Got Your Back” means law enforcement agencies could potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars per year by cutting down on the fees associated with legal proceedings. Our research found that Baltimore Police Department could save roughly $2.5 million in year one just by implementing our system in their city. This means even with the initial cost of the glasses, which is about $850,000 for all the officers, it’s implementation will create a net benefit of over $9 million per annum by year three. We were able to achieve this by taking Baltimore’s Settlements and Awards from alleged police misconduct ($1,900,000) and their legal fees from alleged misconduct ($1.93 million) and multiplying each number by 12%. This percentage comes from a recent study taken from vox.com stating that police precincts using body cameras saw a 88% decrease in the number of citizen complaints. The awards dropped dramatically to $228,000 and the legal fees decreased to $232,000 per year, which comes out to a savings of slightly over $3.09 million per year. The police chief of Daytona Beach, Officer Chitwood, said “If there is a lawsuit against the department, the settlements come from the department’s operational budget. By preventing these lawsuits, the department has more money to spend on vehicles, communication technology, and officer training programs that benefit law enforcement.”(Justice). This means that not only will our system help the officers stay safe in the field, and protect the local community from excessive force, but also give the opportunity to the precincts to acquire other technologies to help officers do their jobs and to significantly enhance communication between law enforcement and the public.