Retired Police Chief David Rahinsky recently joined Zencity as our Senior Advisor for Law Enforcement Strategy. Following a year that saw almost unprecedented challenges for law enforcement and a 45% increase in retirements, we asked Chief Rahinsky to share his thoughts on the state of policing in 2021 and the role that measuring trust can play in the field. Read more for his observations.
San Diego – the 8th largest city in the US – takes a major leap forward to increase police accountability by teaming up with Zencity – and we couldn’t be more excited! Last week, San
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Without a standard metric of success, performance management for local governments is a major challenge. Community engagement is the key to that standard KPI.
Incorporating equity into your strategic plan from the start will help you build a more just city. But to do so, you need better citizen participation.
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AI is just one game-changing technology that counties can and should be leveraging. There’s incredible potential for counties, in particular, to reap the benefits of AI in the context of community feedback, in order to help them operate more efficiently and be more effective and inclusive in the services they provide.
Law enforcement agencies are using social media to improve police community relations and trust. Here are the top trends that police departments are following to leverage Facebook and Twitter for improved police-community relations.
Local government strategic planning is complex. With these best practices, city and county managers can leverage community input for a simpler planning process.
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I have some big news to share; wejust announced a $30 million funding round, making Zencity one of the biggest govtech SaaS companies out there.
With July 4th just around the corner and vaccine rates plateauing, local governments are adjusting their celebrations accordingly. Learn how community engagement platforms are helping guide their holiday celebration decisions.
Introducing a next level community engagement solution, combining AI-powered organic discourse analysis alongside representative, ongoing community surveys
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