Justice and Public Safety

Mobile Field Reporting Comes to San Francisco Police

June 27, 2012 - New class of cadets to pilot an app that aims to increase community presence by 40 percent.

Dynamic Maps Track Colorado Wildfires

June 27, 2012 - Web-based tools provide important emergency-related information to the public and government agencies.

Sex Offenders on Facebook: What’s Their Status?

June 25, 2012 - Federal court rulings have states trying different approaches to regulate convicted sex offenders on social networks.

Defibrillators in Nevada Tracked in Web-Based Registry

June 21, 2012 - Online database highlights the location and status of life-saving equipment throughout the Silver State.

Local Georgia Cops Get Access to Palm Print Database

June 20, 2012 - Crime scene investigators in Richmond County, Ga., are using a new biometric database and equipment to scan and store palm print scans.

The Many Benefits of 3-D Maps

June 19, 2012 - Columbia County, Ga., is getting much more than traffic accident data out of 3-D technology.

Feds to Conduct 'Connected Vehicle' Pilot in August

June 19, 2012 - U.S. Department of Transportation is studying technology that allows cars to communicate with each other in order to warn drivers of potential crashes.

Tablets Help Court Go Paperless in Texas

June 12, 2012 - IPads have made a digital courtroom a reality for the Wichita Falls Municipal Court.

Local Cops Use Mobile Devices to Log Crime Scene Data

June 5, 2012 - Bar code-generating software allows police to record and enter items while on the move.

How Jails Customize TV Programming for Inmates

May 29, 2012 - Lincoln County Jail in Oregon has installed a new Web-based system that allows staff to control inmates’ TV programs.

Who Will Help Set Up the National Public Safety Network?

May 23, 2012 - Commerce Department issues wish list for board members who will guide a national broadband framework for first responders.

Report: Federal Judge Threatens Takeover of Oakland PD

May 22, 2012 - Effective computer system needed to monitor department activities, Oakland officials say a bidding process will commence soon.

Joplin, Missouri, Gets New Digital Home

May 22, 2012 - Rebuilding efforts span physical and digital domains on anniversary of devastating tornado.

Digital Billboards to Alert Texas Counties in Emergencies

May 16, 2012 - Four Texas counties plan to use digital billboards to notify residents during emergency situations.

Mobile GIS Tools Ease Fire Response

May 3, 2012 - Hoover, Ala., finds enterprisewide applications for consistent, layered mapping data.

Oregon Tries Data-Driven Youth Reform

May 3, 2012 - The professionals still make the decisions about treatment in the Oregon Youth Authority, but a new system informs those decisions.

Web App Lets Users Bookmark Favorite Court Cases

May 2, 2012 - New Web application allows users to search and bookmark court cases from the Charleston County, S.C., Circuit Court.

Genetics Privacy Bill Advances in California

April 25, 2012 - California legislation would prohibit unauthorized DNA testing.

Advanced DNA Forensics Lab Coming to Southeast Texas

April 19, 2012 - Harris County is transforming an abandoned bakery plant into a futuristic DNA analysis center.

Facial ID Tech Being Tested at Alabama County Jail

April 18, 2012 - Calhoun County sheriff has big plans for facial recognition technology in his jurisdiction and potentially throughout Alabama.