Public Safety
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Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a pilot program that will aim to develop a protocol that will serve as another response to 911 or other crisis line calls typically handled by local law enforcement. -
The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week.
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By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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Authorities have raised defenses at U.S. military bases, put local police forces on alert and increased surveillance at the nation’s airports and other potential targets.
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Analytics help New York City firefighters track potential hot spots.
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Scientists and forecasters are mostly in agreement that major storms will be less frequent but stronger.
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Do we need another black swan event to change the response model?
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A recent report found that states are plagued by a number of problems in hiring and retaining cybercrime experts.
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It's the first time the security level has been raised nationwide since Sept. 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the attacks on New York and Washington.
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Life-saving equipment and training will be provided for 50 law enforcement agencies in the state to assist in missing child searches.
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The activity off the coast of Charleston, S.C., threatens to become the first tropical storm of the hurricane season, which is still three weeks away.
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Communicating with the public is essential, and there are many ways to do so that allow for citizens to easily and anonymously assist in upholding and enforcing the law.
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While the White House called Sunday’s assault an “act of terror,” officials said a connection to ISIS remained under investigation.
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Many cities already have emergency response technology in place, but with so many people reaching out to social media, these tools will continue to grow.
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The tabletop scanner uses radio frequency waves to detect explosives hidden inside small electronic devices.
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The attack highlights the tensions between protecting Americans’ right to freedom of expression and preserving public safety.
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Does it always take a disaster to hit a community before lessons take hold?
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How information is analyzed, processed and acted upon often means the difference between life and death.
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There is a growing public appetite for officers to wear body cameras. But some big price tags are becoming an issue to wider adoption of the technology.
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New Orleans’ Eric Pickering has seen the cost of disasters and has warnings for the future.
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Gov. John Kasich created an advisory board to develop standards for law-enforcement agencies statewide as a step toward "bridging the gap" between officers and those they serve.
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