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 jail has implemented two video visitation solutions, one remote and one on-site. On top of letting inmates stay in touch with people who will help them reintegrate upon leaving, the system could help save work hours.
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The cities, which are right next to each other, are pursuing different vendors and different storage solutions. As a result, one is spending far less than the other. Both hope to equip officers soon.
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The state House unanimously passed a bill allocating $510,000 to a project the legislature had already outlined in a separate bill sent to the governor that would help different jurisdictions share crime information.
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Anticipating a surplus, state lawmakers are considering a budget that would include more than $3 million to issue body-worn cameras to the 650 officers in the New Mexico State Police Department.
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Software from PredPol uses artificial intelligence and evolving crime maps to determine when and where crime is being reported so police can direct patrol efforts, but concerns arise around bias in the technology.
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The concept of online dispute resolution started years ago as a way to manage disagreements between users on eBay, but now it's making civil court in the United States easier to navigate and more accessible for all.
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Innovators got the chance to pitch their tech ideas to mayors from across the country for a $10,000 prize on March 10 during the Civic I/O Mayors' Summit at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.
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The new platform hopes to ease the workload for parole officers and inform smarter responses to parolee behavior by automating communications, notifications, data collection and other aspects of the probation process.
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Public safety leaders from Seattle and Boston discuss how tech can and will assist with law enforcement during the years to come, touching on challenges for adoption, artificial intelligence and more.
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Over the past three years, the Durham Police Department has averaged 2,356 shots fired calls per year, according to the city. Now the City Council is considering gunfire detection sensors, but not all are convinced.
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Body cameras, surveillance, neural implants and more are beginning to pop up in cities. During a session at the Civic I/O Mayors’ Summit at South by Southwest, local leaders considered their roles in a changing world.
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The Seattle-based global commerce and technology giant was pushed past ExxonMobil and Chevron in 2019, receiving the most shareholder resolutions focused on corporate environmental, social and governance issues.
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The NYPD’s latest rollout of body-worn cameras means all police officers at all precincts are equipped with the recording technology. The department will deploy 4,000 more cameras to special units in the coming months.
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Five companies have three months to work with Verizon’s new Washington, D.C., lab and its 5G network to produce next-generation solutions for first responders, with help on marketing and use-case testing.
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The deadly collision between a Tesla Model 3 and a tractor trailer in suburban Delray Beach has attracted the attention of the National Transportation Safety Board and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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The Stark County, Ohio, Sheriff has been using body-worn cameras for about five years, but on a limited basis. A program expansion gives each officer their own camera and allows for faster sharing with prosecutors.
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Self-piloting drones could cover more ground faster, but would only be effective if they were able to help rescuers identify people in need on their own.
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Eight “opportunity zones” throughout the city could soon see new smart city technology equipped with license plate-reading cameras and facial recognition capabilities. Officials say the goal is to boost safety and spur investment.
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