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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Officials have announced that campus police will use drones in their operations for the coming school year. Their usage will also afford opportunities to incorporate new technology into education.
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Police are using simulations to prepare for a range of volatile and potentially dangerous situations, as well as to practice de-escalation techniques. This will enable officers to train in use-of-force scenarios.
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Amid privacy concerns and recent research showing racial disparities in the accuracy of facial recognition technology, some city and state officials are proposing to limit its use.
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Emergency medical service providers located in five eastern Pennsylvania counties — including Monroe — are getting updated technology to better care for severe heart attack patients in the region.
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Nearly six years ago, Harlingen bought a $1.3 million police radio expected to be current for the foreseeable future. But at a recent budget workshop, the city manager described the system as “outdated technology.”
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Shawnee County, Kan., Sheriff Brian Hill announced Thursday his office will be flying drones over public roadways and pathways in areas of unincorporated Shawnee County that have seen increases in burglaries and thefts.
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A research group used algorithms and statistics to teach the program how to identify unsafe foods. It predicted food product recalls using Amazon reviews with a 74 percent accuracy rate.
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Warren County received two cell sites, which will be placed in Warrenton and near Lake Gaston, that give first responders “increased coverage, capacity and capability” when handling emergencies.
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Police in Suffolk County are relying on new video technology that directly links schools with police headquarters through the Real Time Crime Center. The technology gives a bird’s-eye view during the mock threat.
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In our series examining the impacts of body cameras, we conclude by looking at how different policies can influence outcomes, and why some problems are just too deep to be solved by technology alone.
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Turning data from the Internet of Things into something usable can be difficult. But smart cities are leveraging middleware and mobile tools to decode IoT data and turn it into intelligence.
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The device does have the ability to scan tags as vehicles are driving around, but its primary function will be to scan for stolen vehicles in hotel parking lots, according to Deputy Chief Kevin Norris.
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New Jersey state lawmakers’ concerns about privacy delayed compliance with the 2005 law, but they have plans to introduce the IDs in the next two months through a gradual agency-by-agency rollout.
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Mark43, which sells dispatch and records systems to law enforcement agencies, is offering free integration to customers who also use Forensic Logic's COPLINK X, a nationwide search engine for police.
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With the help of cellphone location data, security footage and a witness, Chattanooga police identified and arrested a suspect in the June 19 shooting death of 29-year-old Robert Gill, according to court records.
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Midstate Traffic Control Inc. is beginning the first phase of the upgrade with 39 of Norman’s 153 traffic signals, including signals on primary corridors such as Boyd, Lindsey and a few on Highway 9.
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Under agreements between area school districts and Spokane County, law enforcement would tap into existing security camera systems in public areas on school campuses in order to view live footage.
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The SAFE Act, which gave legal legs to tracking ammunition sales in real time, has been grappling with the implementation of a database for several years. State IT staff are looking to other states for direction.
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