Justice and Public Safety
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Resilient regions and organizations require well thought out disaster plans addressing recovery and mitigation. In creating them, state officials said, collaboration with other governments and communities is essential. -
While mobile IDs promise new access for people with disabilities, a "one ID, one device" model and accessibility failures threaten to exacerbate the digital divide, according to experts in the field.
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Officials are upgrading software designed to share data from police agencies, dispatchers and jail staff. A popular online log of inmate mug shots has gone dark during the update but emergency response systems are unaffected.
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Years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in Deschutes County still choose to attend court dates remotely. The county moved to electronic filing in 2015, with video technology emerging around the same time.
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In the first case of its kind in the country, a Charlotte-area man is charged with using AI to manipulate music streaming platforms to siphon off over $10 million in royalties, federal authorities said.
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The devices, which are used by several U.S. military branches, can withstand being dropped from 30 feet in the air onto concrete, according to the website of the manufacturer, ReconRobotics.
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NEOGOV, the HR, payroll and onboarding tech provider, wants to make it easier and more efficient for law enforcement to vet job candidates — and it’s hit the market with a new product launch to do so.
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Some Indiana State University students are helping solve crimes through their processing of digital forensic evidence as part of a High Tech Crime Unit, having even assisted with a recent prosecution.
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A new bill awaiting approval from Gov. Gavin Newsom would require vehicles to include a warning system that would alert drivers anytime they went more than 10 miles over the speed limit.
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Mark43, the software company, is a records management system that will assist officers in drafting paperwork and conducting investigations, the New Orleans Police Department said.
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Police Chief Mike Lee said the technology is part of the Flock Safety law enforcement system, which also includes license plate readers in Anderson and in several other locations in Madison County.
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The agency is testing technology from ZeroEyes to identify guns in its “L” stations. It will send images to a company operations center for review before alerting law enforcement and public officials. Testing will run through summer 2025.
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More Massachusetts police departments than ever are embracing body-worn cameras, recognizing not just benefits to the public, but to their officers as well. Yet the cameras can come at a steep cost.
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A recent incident at Tampa International Airport showed what can happen when facial recognition technology is in use. Transportation Security Administration officers used it to identify and arrest a person with an active arrest warrant.
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The latest expansion of ShotSpotter sensors covers parts of the Level Green and College Park communities, which are on the west side of Interstate 64 in the city’s fourth precinct area.
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Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office used information from cellphone towers, license plate readers and elsewhere to arrest a Florida man believed to have been involved in the alleged crimes across two counties.
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The Jefferson County Communications Center in Colorado has adopted a new platform to improve emergency operations. The new system uses artificial intelligence to improve efficiency.
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Parents concerned about their kids’ online activity should start a conversation early and often with them about safety, according to tips shared with parents at a Meta-hosted workshop this month.
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California's prison system has moved to ban the use of a controversial lie-detector test — compared by one expert to a Ouija board or an astrological chart — following an investigation into the technology.
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The ACLU of Maryland is calling for safeguards to be incorporated in a statewide policy governing the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.
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Crime continues to drop this year in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, part of the greater New Orleans area. The sheriff’s office already fields roughly 30 drones, but is considering adding first responder drones.
