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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A hacker showed inappropriate content during a New Jersey school’s class on Zoom, the online video conferencing service that has soared in popularity during online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Racine, Wisc., has approved most of the city’s Rental Empowerment and Neighborhood Tenant Services initiative, but a malware attack on the city’s computer networks could delay the work.
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A number of U.S. police departments have utilized drones as part of their efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, though public safety agencies differ in the way they employ the emerging technology.
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Madison, Wis., city leaders voted unanimously this week to again consider whether the jurisdiction’s police force should be equipped with body-worn cameras, doing so via a unanimous vote to create a new committee.
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This was the first time the court had heard a case involving the automatic license plate readers, saying the use at a fixed point on bridges did not amount to a search and seizure, but the widespread use could.
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Data on the availability of text-to-911 is spotty, so it's difficult to get a consistent national picture. However, the numbers that are available show that some states are far more advanced than others.
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The city will add 37 of the automated cameras on various signals. The cameras work by capturing all license plate numbers that come into view and can alert the police to the locations of wanted suspects.
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In Marin County, Calif., remote education during the pandemic is proving to be a struggle for many homebound parents and families, but for those with special needs children it’s even more demanding.
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About 4.1 billion robocalls were received by U.S. households in March — more than 132 million a day, according to experts. That’s down more than 1 billion from the 5.2 billion calls that were logged in the U.S. in March 2019.
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The Elizabeth, N.J., police department will soon begin to use drones with a recorded message from the mayor telling residents to socially distance and go home amid the spread of the coronavirus.
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The groups, representing more than 300 police chiefs, 87 county sheriffs and about 10,400 officers, are asking the Department of Health to share COVID-19 infection locations so they can take precautions in responding to calls at the addresses.
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David Zolet, who sits on the board of FirstNet and is the former CEO of Logistics Management Institute with experience at several technology companies, will lead an executive team largely appointed last spring.
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The San Diego Superior Court has taken a step toward conducting proceedings during the COVID-19 crisis, holding a six-minute hearing via a video hookup that allowed lawyers seated at their office desks blocks away to participate.
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Just as the U.S. government significantly invested in the space program in the 1960s, experts say similar funding in artificial intelligence could be a difference-maker for our nation’s battered health-care system.
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The Stark County Crime Stoppers nonprofit has released a new mobile-friendly crime reporting app that allows citizens to report suspicious activity anonymously, while still being able to talk directly to responding officers.
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According to reports, researchers in Pennsylvania were able to act quickly because they had already laid the groundwork for a vaccine during earlier coronavirus epidemics, including SARS and MERS.
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The U.S. has yet to adopt the most aggressive surveillance-state tactics that other countries are deploying in the name of public health. But as the death toll mounts in the coming weeks, so will the pressure.
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Plus, executive government leaders are taking to social media to address constituent questions; the Census is online as of now; Seattle’s firefighters are dancing for social distancing awareness; and more.
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