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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Gun safety advocates have long imagined a world where only authorized users could fire a pistol or rifle, but firearm companies have not pursued the technology — fearing blanket bans on dumb guns.
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The Lockport Police Department will be among the first police departments in New York to test a collaboration with mental health officials that will allow videoconferencing with police on the scene of an incident.
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San Diego has recently installed thousands of microphones and cameras in so-called smart streetlamps in recent years as part of a program to assess traffic and parking patterns throughout the city.
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State and federal privacy laws have the potential to put those accused of crimes at an even greater disadvantage in an already unbalanced legal system by limiting defendants’ access to key evidence.
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Massachusetts’ Newcomb Hollow Beach, where a shark attack claimed the life of a bodyboarder last year, is the site of new technology that alerts lifeguards to the presence of tagged sharks.
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The existence of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ long-running facial recognition database was no secret, but recent scrutiny around how it was being accessed by federal law enforcement agencies has raised new questions.
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In our ongoing examination of the impacts body cameras have on policing, we turn next to one of the clearest areas they make a difference — providing evidence when citizens complain about officers' conduct.
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While most public safety operations in an EOC are guided by time-tested principles, digital response before, during and after a disaster is surprisingly uncharted territory.
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A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, one of the federal agencies investigating the crash, says the victim engaged the Autopilot system about 10 seconds before the crash.
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Plus, an audit at NYU assesses the privacy risks posed by a fast-spreading gunshot detection solution; Soofa deploys its local newsfeeds in three Boston neighborhoods; Wi-Fi 6 is coming to cities soon; and more!
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The new home security IoT product, which has seen widespread use by law enforcement agencies across the country, allows police to view home surveillance footage to assist with their investigations.
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Contention and heated debate over the police department’s use of the technology prompted removal of policy language allowing real-time scanning and outlined punishments for officers who abuse the system.
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The devices are used mostly to investigate serious crash scenes, search-and-rescue calls and high-risk search warrant executions that require SWAT presence. The agency first began using drones in Aug. 2017.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has requested an agreement that would allow the placement of communications equipment at a county-owned radio facility. Some have voiced concerns about the proposal.
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The Worthington Police Department has had the ability to record police interactions with the public via dashboard cameras since the mid-’90s, but the new body-worn units will offer an additional perspective.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed four pieces of gun control legislation this week, one of which focused on limiting undetectable plastic firearms made with 3D printing technology. Critics say federal rules are already in place.
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One of the criticisms of the technology is that it produces false hits on people with darker skin. Police chief James Craig said steps have been taken to create checks and balances and limit misidentification.
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The police department joins dozens of other agencies across Colorado that have encrypted their communications in the name of officer safety and protecting police operations. Press and transparency groups are not pleased.
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