On Tuesday, September 8, Westland Police Chief Jeff Jedrusik announced a partnership with Altovista Technology to provide the department with a new intelligence risk management software program designed to help prevent policing problems from occurring. The partnership is the latest move by Westland Police to promote law enforcement transparency and build community trust and confidence.

The software program, named Arx Alert, allows for two configurable user dashboards; an internal dashboard will provide data directly to the police chief to assist in analyzing departmental risk factors such a...