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 package of bills would outline a number of rules for businesses and property owners when the technology was being used in a private setting. A number of issues related to privacy and accuracy have been raised.
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Law enforcement officials have chosen Lemon Grove for a video surveillance program called “SafeSanDiego - Lemon Grove.” Some residents expressed concerns about privacy, while others welcomed the extra set of eyes.
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Under a recent proposal, planes would photograph the city 16 hours a day. The technology also allows rewinding the cameras to show where people at the scene of a crime had been before the incident.
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The legislation to create a civilian cyberforce within the Ohio National Guard passed unanimously in the House. The reserve force would be deployed on an as-needed basis in response to cyberattacks.
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Authorities have started to use a RapidSOS Clearinghouse program that pinpoints the location of wireless callers. The technology is an improvement over the old system, which relied on callers using landline phones.
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Years after spending millions on body-worn cameras, the devices have shown that a small number of Los Angeles police officers committed misconduct while the public also levied many false allegations against cops.
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A new mobile app under development by the department and MobilePD proposes to notify residents about suspects in their area in real time, and eventually offer live chat and crime-reporting features.
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Sonoma County’s failure to warn most people in October 2017 when a dozen fires broke out across the region drew public outcry that still resonates today. Residents are more concerned than ever about receiving alerts.
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The man has created an app called JDOE, which enables victims of sexual assault to report abusers anonymously and be connected with a law firm that could potentially represent them in a lawsuit.
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The company is alleged to have violated New York's data breach notification laws by repeatedly failing to take adequate action to safeguard consumers, or to inform them about the true extent of attacks.
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As school officials across the country worry about how to stop the next mass shooting, biometric technologies and expanded surveillance systems have become attractive alternatives to traditional security procedures.
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An ex-employee of Danville-based Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft has filed a potential class-action lawsuit against the company for its use of fingerprint technology to track when personnel clocked in and out of work.
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Emirates Airlines started using facial recognition boarding in July at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for trips to Dubai. Fort Worth-based American Airlines also installed it at a handful of gates.
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School officials throughout Centre County, Pa., are looking to technology to find and weed out vaping in the public school system. Recent reports about the dangers have added a sense of urgency to the issue.
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The Department of Justice has awarded Springfield $1.1 million in grant funding to assist the police department in its plans to equip officers with body cameras, city officials announced earlier this week.
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A trauma-informed reentry program was unveiled after the Texas Department of Criminal Justice received criticism for a lack of growth opportunities for women.
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NYC Councilman Ben Kallos wants to require almost every school bus in the city to carry a camera on the stop signs that swing out when kids are picked up and dropped off. There are about 10,000 school buses in the city.
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A $10,528 grant from AAA will help the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office purchase a drone and other technology to better investigate traffic accidents. Officials hope it will speed up investigations and reopen roads quicker.
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