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Porterville Police Department Joins Growing List of California Law Enforcement Agencies Successfully Utilizing Veritone Contact to Meet California AB 953 Racial and Identity Profiling Act Requirements
Agencies report over 50% more efficiency than alternative solutions including the state’s own application DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ:
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAgencies report over 50% more efficiency than alternative solutions including the state’s own application\n\n DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nVeritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), creator of aiWARE, a hyper-expansive enterprise AI platform, today announced that the Porterville Police Department is now successfully utilizing its intelligent stop data collection and reporting application Veritone Contact to meet the stringent requirements of the California AB 953 Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) which, rolling out in waves since July 2018, went into full effect for over 500 California Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) January 1, 2022. Based on statistics and testimonials from agency personnel including police officers currently using the intelligent field application, Veritone Contact has the potential to save the agency significant time in RIPA data collection, which translates into more financial savings annually.\n\n“Reporting has long been a time-consuming process for police on patrol and only exacerbated by the new RIPA requirements,” said Jon Gacek, general manager, aiWARE Enterprise for Veritone. “Nonetheless, the legislation is not intended to further burden LEAs but to promote transparency, which is why more police officers are finding Veritone Contact an invaluable and time-saving tool that’s easy to use. Porterville will not only alleviate the challenges of reporting but also ensure the kind of transparency necessary to keep the trust of citizens.”\n\nDeveloped in collaboration with key California state and city agencies, Veritone Contact is a first-of-its-kind solution that addresses the public’s call for greater transparency while providing law enforcement with the tools they need to both ensure the legal rights of citizens are upheld and meet the obligations of new legislation. The app works with smartphones, tablets, in-vehicle mobile display terminals (MDTs) and laptops that can connect securely to the agency’s network using a standard web browser. Officers can quickly complete stop data collection by selecting easy, multi-select answer picklists, with no manual typing needed or handwritten forms to complete. Veritone Contact can also be customized with additional questions at the discretion of the agency and for their own initiatives. Records management teams can batch-review all officer reports. Easy-to-understand vi...