Justice and Public Safety
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Government Technology analysis of IC3 data reveals which states lead in government imposter scam reports. Are governments leveraging technology enough to protect citizens from digital impersonation? -
Emergency dispatch officials in Fairbanks, Alaska, the interior’s most populous city, have moved to a cloud-based communications platform for increased resiliency. Doing so enables staff to work remotely if needed.
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The scam uses AI-generated text and voice messages to establish rapport with potential victims as a means to gaining access to personal information, often sending the victim a link to click.
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A new lawsuit says the city has ignored its law that requires elected official approval for facial recognition use for at least four years, allowing officers to use whatever surveillance techniques they choose.
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That’s one of the main ideas driving a deal between Geographic Solutions and California prison authorities. The company’s software is helping give soon-to-be-released inmates a chance to apply for jobs.
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The new app, created in partnership with SaferWatch is mainly used by law enforcement and schools. The county will offer real-time alerts and information on local events through it; it can also intake tips to the county sheriff.
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Officials in Methuen, Mass., have started the process of installing 50 public police cameras in recent weeks as part of the citywide camera network that will cover all 23 square miles of the city.
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Colleagues remember Frank R. Taylor as a persuasive advocate for his agency during what a spokesman described as a "transformative period for the New Mexico State Police."
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Two telecommunications companies have said a fiber cut caused by vandalism is responsible for cellphone and Internet outages in Key Peninsula and Gig Harbor earlier this month. The outages came to light around July 9.
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The Gary Police Department received $264,000 in Community Project Funding to purchase more license plate reader technology for the city, adding to the 170 they currently have.
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The Elk Grove Police Department plans to add three aerial drones to assist in the line of duty, a trend that many law enforcement agencies have recently adopted to contribute to service.
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Experts say crypto ATMs have become a vehicle for international criminal enterprises, and that millions of dollars’ worth of fraud is carried out using the machines in the U.S. alone.
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One of North Carolina's largest counties is deploying a new emergency communications system from Hexagon. The exec running the 911 center — now the new president of NENA — details what will happen and what’s at stake.
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Public safety threats are increasingly blending physical violence, cyber attacks and online influence campaigns. The report calls for new law enforcement training, a national threat system and more.
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The company has raised more than $100 million in equity and debt from private investment firms, and it has hired more than 150 people, some of them veterans, half in the Philadelphia area.
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Videos, maps, medical information: It’s an information fire hose for emergency dispatchers. Motorola’s latest offering uses AI and other tactics to help get a tighter grip on all that data without increasing workloads.
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The new police chief is using emergency powers to quickly get more surveillance cameras in Hillcrest amid an increase in hate crimes against the LGBTQ community and before the Pride Parade this month.
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Last month, the Houston City Council approved a $178,000 police department contract with a company called Airship AI to expand the server space of 64 security cameras around the city.
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ZeroEyes, a firm that is based in Pennsylvania, has created an AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that continues getting its technology into public organizations nationwide.
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Remote hearings enable courts to handle mundane docket matters more efficiently by allowing participants to attend without requiring them to be inconvenienced by perfunctory proceedings that often last minutes.
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Law enforcement agencies statewide offer data collected via automated license plate readers to federal and out-of-state counterparts. But state Attorney General Rob Bonta has ordered agencies to safeguard that information.
