Justice and Public Safety
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Drones and aircraft were key in Minnesota's largest manhunt, helping capture an armed and dangerous man without further violence, reflecting a broader trend of law enforcement's growing reliance on aviation technology. -
A new State of the 9-1-1 Industry report examines the barriers governments face as they work toward Next-Generation 911, including aging equipment, lack of funding and difficulty coordinating with other agencies.
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Officials in Grand Traverse County, Mich., are seeking county board approval for an artificial intelligence-powered “call taking system” that would help identify and reroute non-emergency calls to 911.
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The sprawling desert metropolis has mined the Internet of Things to grapple with homelessness, traffic and public safety. But as tech makes this easier, the hard part is serving in an ethical and sensitive manner.
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Officials say transmitting this radio traffic through an encrypted channel — one the general public cannot listen to on conventional police radio monitors or cellphone apps — enhances police effectiveness.
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In order for some kind of automated video citation system to be deployed in Fort Smith, state officials would first have to pass legislation for automated citations to be made legal in the state.
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Following extensive input from law enforcement and civil liberties groups, lawmakers voted this week to put a moratorium on municipal use of the technology. San Francisco is the first in the country to make such a move.
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The deal, done with Avenu under ownership by a private equity firm, will bring together a company focused on document scanning and a company that stores files and other data and provides government software.
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Frederick County, Md., announced the addition of a cybercrimes task force which focuses on crimes against children, an epidemic that a prosecutor says has quadrupled in the last twenty years.
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Together with the Vanderbilt Initiative for Smart Cities Operation and Research, the Nashville Fire Department and the city’s IT agency created a tool that uses predictive modeling to forecast emergency response times.
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The California legislation follows multiple years of disastrous wildfires where residents didn't receive alerts about the oncoming infernos because of inoperable cell service infrastructure.
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Social media, cell phone signals, online search history and other digital evidence led to the arrest and guilty plea of an Ohio man in the murder of a 23-year-old woman in the summer of 2018.
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Holland, Mich., is investing in a new digital video recording system for interviews with funds approved by the city council, replacing a current audio and video equipment system that is no longer fully functioning.
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Large or small, rich or poor, diverse or homogeneous, opioid overuse and overdoses have come to virtually every piece of Connecticut. Here's what data is telling communities and health professionals in the state.
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The technology is replacing a 20-year-old system and will allow law enforcement to run tags and driver’s licenses in their cars. It will also serve firefighters, emergency medical services and city governments.
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The architect behind the Los Angeles Police Department’s widely hailed but controversial data-driven crime-fighting tools is leaving the agency next week to help expand similar programs in other cities.
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Under a collaboration scheme, Dallas County, Texas, has effectively lost all control over a court-case tracking software project that has already cost taxpayers $30 million with nothing to show for it, commissioners say.
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The sergeant was sentenced to psychiatric therapy and house arrest because of his heroic actions in Foxy Lady shooting, despite having used police tools to stalk his ex-wife and destroy her property.
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The 108-35 vote will be followed by a final vote that will send House Bill 1631 to the Senate, potentially spelling the end of automated cameras that snap photos of traffic violations at marked intersections.
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The V.I. Bureau of Corrections is adopting video chatting visitations as an alternative to in-person visiting to make the process more cost effective and easier to access, as well as preventing contraband.
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In order to prevent potential mass surveillance and civil rights abuses, the two California cities are both considering ordinances to stop police and other agencies from using facial recognition technology.
