Justice & Public Safety
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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
More than 200 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies use license plate reading technology. The state’s capital city, however, has so far not installed such cameras even as its neighbors have done so.
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1.
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Opponents of biometric surveillance have pointed out that the software is being used by agencies with minimal oversight. This raises questions about the extent to which the technology should be used in everyday life.
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The June data breach that exposed thousands of law enforcement reports from the Maine Information and Analysis Center will mean those mentioned in the documents must be notified — even those under investigation.
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Waterford, Conn., has agreed to allocate about $110,000 to buy body cameras, servers and video redaction software, agreeing to waive the bidding process and award the contract to a Texas-based company in the space.
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A new partnership between ZeroEyes and RapidSOS aims to automatically identify weapons in video feeds, then alert local 911 systems in order to hasten police response to potential mass shooters.
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Anyone arriving at the Weld County Jail on new criminal charges will be subject to a full body scan. Jail officials also plan to use the scanner if they suspect an inmate is hiding contraband.
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As Congress debates a police reform bill, law enforcement agencies across Polk County, Fla., are mulling the purchase of body cameras for their officers should such a bill include federal grants to pay for them.
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The company, Carbyne, describes a quick-to-deploy solution where its technology would send a text with an activation link to a caller, and upon clicking the link, it would create a live-streaming video session.
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New Mexico will require sheriff’s deputies and police officers to wear cameras under legislation signed into law Wednesday — a measure triggered by national and local protests against police brutality.
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Working with regional law enforcement in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area cloud software company is rolling out a new platform for police to communicate across jurisdictions in real time.
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The lawmakers in the Michigan House called for a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, citing misidentification of people of color. The proposal is part of a series of police reform bills.
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A recent torrent of disinformation seems to have inflamed much of the civil unrest inspired by the police killing of George Floyd. Much of the disinformation was "anti-government" in nature, a new report suggests.
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The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has contracted with OffenderWatch, an IT firm that has developed a vast network of sex offender registries across 21 states.
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On the heels of daily rallies for racial justice in town and across the state and country, Manchester, Conn., officials are expected to discuss several items related to policing, including body cameras.
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Not long after protesters rallied outside the Frederick County, Md., Law Enforcement Center to demand police accountability and transparency, a petition appeared online calling for the use of body-worn cameras.
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Businesses and municipal services large and small — including fire departments, emergency medical technicians, private security firms, department stores and construction crews — have turned increasingly to body-worn devices.
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Hackers claim they stole data from the Cooke County Sheriff’s Office and are threatening to publish it online if their demands are not met. Attacks of this kind are trending across the country.
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Businesses and municipal services — including fire departments, emergency medical technicians, private security firms, department stores and construction crews — have turned increasingly to body-worn devices.
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Amid a deep examination of police tactics and funding, tech companies are re-evaluating their relationship with law enforcement. Amazon, for example, has halted police use of its facial recognition tech for one year.
