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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Bail hearings, some of the only court activities happening in Anne Arundel County, are being conducted via video conferencing. The shift has not been without its flaws, but it’s one of the only options available.
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The discrepancies in Missouri seem to be all about new technology, old practices, mixed messages, and health departments that are trying hard to understand the pandemic that is in front of them.
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Gov. David Ige’s office said his administration is looking to implement “a public health alert network system” in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic that continues to spread across the islands.
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Worries about the potential spread of the coronavirus throughout the Kern County, Calif., legal system have driven a new effort there to convert as many functions as possible to the virtual world.
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As Michigan residents and other Americans adjust to a new normal brought on by the outbreak of COVID-19, prosecutors are trying to maintain normal criminal justice operations in an atmosphere of uncertainty.
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Even as giants in the body-worn camera space have absorbed smaller competitors in recent years, the Swedish company owned by Canon is betting new cameras that work with other systems will sell.
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A coalition of 33 state attorneys general is asking tech companies to establish strict policies to prevent huge price markups on everyday necessities as people stockpile for extended stays at home.
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Councilors this week unanimously approved an agreement with KeyE Corporation for the Vallejo, Calif., Police Department to use a cellular site simulator, a device that masquerades as a cell tower.
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Police Commissioner Michael Harrison has described the first-in-the-nation program as a potential “investigative tool” for police to use in the fight against violent crime in Baltimore. Privacy advocates aren’t convinced.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas announced that it will begin monitoring pedestrian traffic through the Brownsville Port of Entry with biometric technology. Critics say the technology has flaws and violates privacy rights.
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Judges may conduct proceedings by teleconferencing, video conferencing or other available technology "to the extent not otherwise prohibited by statutory or constitutional restrictions," according to an order.
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Vendors, public officials and civil rights advocates have been wary of using facial recognition in police body cameras because of technical limits and potential for abuse, but Wolfcom's CEO sees it as an inevitability.
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Desperate times sometimes call for new measures, but U.S. policy and experts suggest that drones will not be used in advanced operations related to COVID-19 without further testing and discussion.
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The Ontario-based conglomerate Thomson Reuters now has Pondera’s anti-fraud, waste and abuse platform in its suite of business intelligence tools, potentially giving health-care giants greater insight into bad actors.
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Researchers are in the process of developing a new tool that could identify whether or not travelers are infected with the novel coronavirus. The process would take less than a minute to complete.
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The slew of privacy and data collection scandals from the past several years have motivated state lawmakers to take action, putting forward legislation to better protect the rights of consumers.
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The novel coronavirus has tested the durability of federal, state and local governments around the country and the world. This list of resources is meant to connect leaders with useful tools to aid in response efforts.
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Broadband providers including Cox Communications, Charter-Spectrum and Viasat are now boosting speeds and waiving fees to support students and workers at home because of coronavirus closures.
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