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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Tim Johnson, who now leads New Mexico’s state police, said in a recent interview that the department is massively lagging behind other state police agencies, with technology that is 15 to 20 years behind.
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Beginning early next year, registered vehicle owners will receive a warning letter for a first offense, a violation notice and $75 fine for a second offense, and a violation notice and $150 fine for each subsequent offense.
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Programs that monitor students' social media and email, which have grown in popularity in recent years, are seen as a means of heading off the next tragic shooting. New legislation would dramatically expand their use.
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Courthouse Technologies is headquartered in Canada, but seems to have a bigger footprint in the U.S. It joins a Tyler Technologies suite of court software that already includes jury management.
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The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Massachusetts U.S. District Court, states there are “serious questions” about the technologies’ reliability, including accurately identifying people of color.
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Law enforcement officers in Cobb County, Ga., are crediting a new license plate reader program and the due diligence of associated officers with a sharp reduction in crime near Six Flags Over Georgia.
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The criminal convictions appeals process in the county has gotten longer this year for at least 35 convicts amid delays by the county courts and clerk’s office as they work to transition from paper to electronic records.
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Warrensburg Police Chief Rich Lockhart recently announced that the department has body and dashboard cameras for every officer and patrol vehicle, after a bidding process in January collected seven bids.
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The move by Beaumont Independent School District is part of an effort to combat bullying, violence and suicide. The artificial intelligence-based tool will scan school-issued accounts for warning signs.
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The company is going to bring automated license plate recognition to its in-car dash cameras. But first, its independent oversight board issued recommendations for the technology to address ethical concerns.
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New technologies like doorbell cameras, video surveillance systems and crime-reporting platforms are playing a role in people of color being reported as “suspicious” while they are simply going about their daily lives.
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Most of the outages were in Southern California, with a dozen cell sites down in Orange County and two dozen in San Diego. None were reported out in Los Angeles County, where the Tick Fire is burning.
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The city has been planning to replace the radios since its vendor informed the fire department that certain components were no longer being manufactured and it was unable to repair them.
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Researchers look for signals that might distinguish people who are upset and ranting online from those who intend to do real physical harm.
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Motorola Solutions is touting what it calls the first virtual assistant for law enforcement, available through a new two-way radio that also includes a rugged touchscreen and LTE connectivity.
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A partnership with the U.S. Secret Service is giving the police department access to new training, technology and funding to investigate electronic evidence. The new gear is expected to be in place in fall 2020.
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A coding course called The Last Mile started small in a California prison before evolving into a 17-prison undertaking. Now, inmates nearing the end of their terms are learning skills they can use in the workforce.
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A civil rights watchdog has asked law enforcement in San Diego to quit using facial recognition tech, citing impending change to state law that will temporarily bar officers from collecting and using biometric data.
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