# Police Accountability Apps The CopCritic Service Lets Citizens Hold Police Accountable By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-09-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hold-police-accountable References: [eurweb](https://www.eurweb.com/2016/09/copcritic-new-mobile-app-designed-save-black-lives/) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/339738421/copcritic-app-helping-police-and-public-communicat) CopCritic is an innovative new live streaming website and app, launched by Victor Holman, that is designed to empower regular citizens to hold police accountable in order to about ensuring that interactions between law enforcement officials and regular citizens take place in a legal, professional and productive manner at all times. The app allows users to [live stream their interactions with police](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/android-emergency-live-video), while also [notifying their chosen contacts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/im-safe) about the police encounter and letting them view the live stream. The stream is then stored in the CopCritic database so that in case something untoward happens, the public can view the stream and hold police accountable. The CopCritic app and website makes for a great example of mobile technology being used to address a social problem in a proactive and productive manner. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Police Accountability Platforms:** Development of Platforms that aims to increase accountability of law enforcement. - **Live-streaming Services:** Apps and websites that enable live streaming of police encounters. - **Citizen Empowerment Technologies:** Technologies that empower citizens towards accountability and transparency within law enforcement. ### Where This Applies - **Technology:** Technology companies can develop similar apps to increase accountability and transparency in various industries. - **Legal Services:** Legal service providers can leverage these technologies to provide legal support to citizens when they interact with law enforcement. - **Media and Entertainment:** The media and entertainment industry can leverage these technologies to increase their reporting of law enforcement engagements and provide an outlet for citizens to voice their stories. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Proactive Police Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/police-apps.md) - [Collaborative Policing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/policing-app.md) - [Employee Abuse-Reporting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abusereporting-app.md) - [Compact Body Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-body-camera.md) - [Police Filming Awareness Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-real-movement.md) - [Personal Safety Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citizen-app.md) - [Wildlife Trafficker-Thwarting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildlife-traffickerthwarting-app.md) - [Personal Security Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/protector-app.md) - [Cellphone-Repurposing Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alfredcamera.md)