Incomparable in Design.
What if your early warning system could predict 85% of all major adverse investigations before they even happen?
Now is the time to make a fundamental shift in how you manage police force accountability and support officer wellness.
Welcome to Benchmark Analytics . . . a Data Science company focused exclusively on police force management.
First Sign® Early Intervention is our advanced, research based EIS platform — developed to deliver the most effective, accurate tool to identify off-track officer behavior based on your agency’s size and structure. This solution goes well beyond standard early warning systems by establishing benchmarks that more accurately identify levels of at-risk behavior — alerting you to the real need of intervention and officer support.
The First Sign Difference — It’s in the Numbers
Traditional EIS offerings employ threshold-based triggers to alert agencies to off-track officer behavior. However, these standard systems often flag officers not actually exhibiting at-risk behavior — resulting in inefficient use of resources, time and funds . . . not to mention poor officer morale.
Our groundbreaking First Sign solution draws upon decades of evidence-based research, robust information sources and sophisticated analytics to identify officers truly in need of intervention.
- Officer Attributes
- Arrest History
- Use of Force
- Internal Affairs
- CAD/RMS
- Benchmark Management System
- Context of Adverse Incidents
- Sequence of Events
- Patterns of Behavior
- Peer Comparisons
- 3X more precise than most systems
- Uses advanced research methodologies
- Employs high-level predictive modeling
- Identifies who will be involved in an adverse incident within 12 months
- Findings show no more than 5% of officers at-risk
- Clears officers often flagged incorrectly by most systems
- Those inflicting most injuries on the job
- Officers using disproportionate force
What Does This Mean to Your Agency?
First Sign offers the most precise, predictive — and powerful EIS available in law enforcement today. Our platform delivers an unparalleled efficacy rate for identifying officers who will go on to be investigated and/or involved in an adverse incident within a year.
And How Do We Know This?
Benchmark has the world’s largest database on officer performance — and we’ve validated all predictive analytics through a standardized national model developed in partnership with the University of Chicago.
The First Sign Impact — a More Powerful EIS Tool
When comparing First Sign to traditional EIS platforms using threshold-based triggers – in an example of 20 Officers Flagged for
off-track behavior – here’s what research illustrates:
What this example clearly shows is that traditional EIS platforms incorrectly flag officers “at-risk” nearly five times more often than our advanced, research-based First Sign solution — a profound difference that can make a massive impact in the way you manage accountability and officer support.
First Sign is your clear choice for a transformative EIS designed to:
- Differentiate those officers creating the greatest challenges for your department
- Boost morale and increase retention of police officers doing their jobs right
- Improve community relations and regain public trust in law enforcement
- Reduce resource needs, administrative time and EIS implementation costs
- Significantly lower your exposure to escalating liability claims from increasing litigations
A Multi-Dimensional EIS Built on Six Key Pillars of Success
Grounded in our partnership with the world-renowned University of Chicago — leveraging the high volume of data, research, analytics and longitudinal studies in the field of law enforcement.
- Features over a decade of in-depth research into detailed historical data about officer behaviors in policing
- Includes a team of 20+ data scientists who have created a series of predictive models and algorithms that identify patterns of conduct that lead to problematic behavior
- Identifies the factors that truly matter in alerting problematic behavior — significantly increasing the efficacy rate of First Sign versus existing trigger-based EIS offerings
- Represents the world’s largest multi-jurisdictional officer performance database with over 20 million records
First Sign offers you the ONLY research-based, data-driven EIS available in policing today.
Facilitated by the dedicated work of the National Police Early Intervention and Outcomes Research Consortium – led by the University of Chicago – along with a team of public safety PhD academicians.
- Includes support of The Joyce Foundation to accelerate research and best practices for early invention of police misconduct — and partnership with the American Institutes for Research
- Draws on data from Benchmark Analytics covering virtually every aspect of police operations . . . e.g., organizational structure, training, use of force, complaints, internal affairs, discipline and more
- Focuses on leveraging data captured to drive change and help inform outcomes, policies and processes
- Assesses current interventions for effectiveness, behavior modification and recommended improvements
Uniquely positioned with three provisional patents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Preserves key features of our groundbreaking EIS based on decades of evidence-based research in policing
- Ensures proprietary analytics, predictive models and technological innovations are safeguarded
- Promotes customer confidence in our advanced, first-in-class and proven EIS platforms
Provided by ongoing, cumulative analytics of all partner data to ensure the First Sign platform evolves — getting smarter and more efficient over time.
- Uncovers trends and highlights best practices
- Provides new insights and directs technological advancements
- Supports recommended actions and platform modifications
- Continues to optimize risk management and reduce exposure to rising liability costs
Configured to help police agencies comply with major law enforcement organization directives, recommendations and standards.
- Supports agencies seeking accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
- Includes best practices and elements of the ethics toolkit developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
- Aligns with performance guidelines on officer conduct recommended by the Department of Justice (DOJ)
And, facilitates the implementation of ever-evolving state and municipal measures and mandates to institute meaningful reforms in policing.
Offered by C.A.R.E. — our innovative, proactive police officer support platform developed to help officers who have fallen off track get back on track.
- Facilitates support plan with a template of actionable steps, guidelines and goals for implementation
- Features research-based management modules for officer-specific interventions
- Provides “benchmarks” of best practices proven to be most effective for different levels of intervention
- Fully automates critical tracking points and follow-up measures to help secure successful support outcomes