Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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The data storage costs associated with the widespread adoption of police body cameras is hampering efforts in Stillwater, Okla., where agency officials say they are anxious to implement the technology.
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The company behind FirstNet is now offering its faster 5G+ option to public safety users in 38 cities. It’s also adding encryption from “tower to core” and creating a new coalition focused on health and wellness.
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Officials involved in the project say it's the first in the U.S. to use a new international standard meant to make mobile IDs interoperable. So in the next year, Utah's pilot project just might show everyone the future.
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Starting in April, the collaborative effort announced last year will begin rolling out features for finding public safety technology products, industry events, grants and educational resources.
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Officials in the Minneapolis area are taking extra steps to ensure 911 systems are able to handle a sudden influx of calls and withstand any unrest that might come from the murder trial of former police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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In a move reserved mostly for accused and convicted pedophiles, federal judges are cutting off access to social media accounts and the Internet for some of the Capitol rioters facing charges.
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The Sutter County Sheriff's Office switched over to a new integrated software program from company Central Square, replacing a more than 30-year-old computer aided dispatch and jail management system.
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The tech industry's biggest names — Google, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn — receive thousands of data requests each year to assist the U.S. government in criminal and non-criminal investigations and lawsuits.
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The new training aid is part of a $1.48 million, five-year contract between the Sheriff's Office and Axon Enterprises Inc., which supplies the agency with body-worn cameras and cloud video storage software.
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The two Indiana companies both offer technology to help law enforcement agencies train and manage officers’ performance, but Envisage is significantly larger. As calls for police reform intensify, they are merging.
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Courts across the country have struggled to process traffic tickets safely and efficiently during the pandemic. A new portal is offering jurisdictions a free and virtual means of handling tickets.
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Sonoma County has entered into an agreement with the South Korean firm Alchera to outfit its network of fire-spotting cameras with software that detects wildfire activity and then alerts authorities.
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Sacramento International Airport is among a few in California to offer contactless scans for fliers willing to pay a monthly membership fee to bypass the TSA’s initial security checkpoints.
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If body cameras are going to help improve police accountability, then it is important that police chiefs and the public agree on how and when the footage will be released.
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Tech companies are now creating tools to help government find and fight misinformation online. One startup, Logically, explains how its new platform Logically Intelligence can root out dangerous content.
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Indiana state lawmakers have agreed to give prosecutors in 10 Indiana counties additional resources for investigating and bringing charges against individuals involved in computer-related crime.
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California cities could soon set up automated cameras to catch and ticket speeders on their most dangerous streets, if lawmakers pass a bill being introduced Tuesday in a state where speed cameras are effectively banned.
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The city of Lebanon, Tenn., is currently working through the details of a proposal that could introduce a network of plate readers. Police officials say the technology could reduce vehicle crimes in the city.
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