Justice and Public Safety
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Resilient regions and organizations require well thought out disaster plans addressing recovery and mitigation. In creating them, state officials said, collaboration with other governments and communities is essential. -
While mobile IDs promise new access for people with disabilities, a "one ID, one device" model and accessibility failures threaten to exacerbate the digital divide, according to experts in the field.
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Officials are upgrading software designed to share data from police agencies, dispatchers and jail staff. A popular online log of inmate mug shots has gone dark during the update but emergency response systems are unaffected.
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From locating suspects to potential accident sites, data analytics tools from are giving authorities a leg up.
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Call centers in Texas, Florida and Tennessee recently completed a pilot test of the new service with favorable results.
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With the overarching goal of establishing policies around the technology and the footage it produces, a number of interest groups are asking the state legislature to be included in a proposed statewide study.
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A regional effort to outfit police officers with body cameras will have to wait until later this year when funding is available, officials say.
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The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is trying to raise the money needed to purchase gunshot detection software, while similar efforts are focusing on license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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In an effort to build on lessons learned in the disaster, the county has drafted 90-character message templates to send out as soon as they learn of an emergency.
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Instead of utilizing a push alert system for emergency notifications, St. Clair County relies on social media and communication with local municipalities to get information out.
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The Arizona Cybersecurity Team, created by an executive order on March 1, is expected to foster a collaborative approach to cybersecurity and education throughout the state.
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After news reports about the city’s contract with Palantir Technologies surfaced this week, the public and civil rights groups have voiced concerns about the technology.
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A Verizon official said the company's new network for first responders, and additional communication features like pre-emption, are on schedule to debut later this year.
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Not requiring a sign up to receive emergency alerts, developing message templates and improving training for all public safety personnel are just some of the ideas from California officials on how to reduce fatalities from natural disasters.
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During a two-day forum in Sacramento, Calif., experts gathered to discuss where technology can be leveraged before and after earthquakes.
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The State Securities Board has issued at least five cease-and-desist orders against cryptocurrency-related companies in recent weeks.
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State Attorney General Jeff Landry has reportedly been looking into whether several fired IT staffers within his office used state resources to mine cryptocurrency.
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State and local law enforcement agencies are putting off the purchase of body-worn cameras for a number of reasons, not the least of which is a lack of funding.
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The California center has pushed out nearly 1,600 false alarm calls in the past few months, according to emergency dispatchers.
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Though police and first responders can gain insights into possibly deadly situations as they unfold, the potential for misinformation and hoaxes runs rampant as well.
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Despite being denied during last fiscal year’s budget talks, dispatch officials in Daviess County are pointing to systems failures as proof technology upgrades need to be made.
