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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The new partnership makes Sacramento the fourth California county to partner with Code for America. Developers estimate that this will clear roughly 5,300 eligible convictions related to marijuana.
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Even governments in democracies with strong traditions of rule of law find themselves tempted to abuse these new abilities.
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Two state senators from High Point, N.C., a Democrat and a Republican, have introduced separate bills that would change how police can review body-camera footage and whether officers must wear the tech.
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But state and local elections officials on Thursday repeated what they’ve said before: They have no evidence that Florida elections systems were infiltrated by the Russians, and the presidential election wasn’t compromised.
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Plus, Chi Hack Night introduces its first ever board of directors; Chicago also releases a wide swath of transportation data; start learning GIS right now with 17 free online lessons; and more.
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The Federal Aviation Administration granted a certificate of authorization to the Chula Vista Police Department to operate drones beyond the "visual line of sight."
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is ready to go through the process of removing the contractor responsible for the troubled installation of crash prevention technology unless the CEO appears at the next board meeting.
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The council voted this week to expand the technology that allows first responders to switch signals to green in their favor. While some intersections are already equipped, others have systems from the 1960s that no longer work.
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Special sensors are making their way into Westbrook-Walnut Grove schools to help eliminate the use of the popular nicotine products among students as well as identify elevated noise levels that may suggest violence or bullying.
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AI can help make government more efficient – but at what cost? Citizens' lives could be better or worse, based on how the technology is used.
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The technology is rapidly finding its way into airports and seaports, speeding up the boarding process. But privacy advocates are quick to point out that the modern convenience comes with some very real privacy considerations.
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Police in the city are urging residents to use an app that connects them with a neighborhood-based network, allowing them to share media, send texts and receive alerts from the department.
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The installation of positive train control on Long Island Rail Road trains ran into another problem while replacing undercar scanner antennas, officials told members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board’s railroad committee.
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State’s Attorney Kim Foxx told local media that she hopes to start expunging minor cannabis convictions soon, noting that the nonprofit civic tech group Code for America might be able to help.
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Counties, as well as small towns and cities, have been buying body cameras for police officers more and more often. But interviews with several Wisconsin agencies show the hesitation chiefs and sheriffs have about them.
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The county hopes to reduce the number of lost or missing seniors with the aid of special bracelets worn by individuals that can be tracked by radio technology. Initial results look promising.
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Motorola Solutions is the latest on a growing list of companies to offer cloud-based software that collect data from IoT devices and send it to first responders and call centers with its CommandCentral Aware platform.
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Inconsistent data is being cited as the reason for the department's discontinuation of Operation LASER, which used algorithms to predict the areas where gun violence was likely to occur.
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