In this series with mayors, police chiefs and other leading thinkers on the topic of policing and collaborative leadership, we ask how Intelligent Communities are responding to the issue and what advantages and best practices they might offer others.

We begin with an overview of the topic through a discussion with Mayor Dan Mathieson, of Stratford, Canada, a multi-time Top7 Intelligent Community. He discusses how his award-winning community tackles the issue and uses technology to further enhance policing.