Justice & Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
The new unit, part of the Office of Information Technology Services’ statewide strategy, will focus on New York State Police’s specific needs while preserving shared IT services like AI and information security.
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The City Council has approved a three-year, $200,000 contract to install the surveillance devices. Data collected may be used by other state and local law enforcement at city discretion, the police chief said.
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The act also permits the construction of "tactical infrastructure and technology," including President Trump's controversial border wall proposal.
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Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's office confirmed that until a report on contracts, projects and funding for the data-driven Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination program is complete, contracts issued in the past two months have been put on hold.
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Criminals have increasingly turned to drones as a tool for sneaking drugs, cellphones and weapons into prisons. Now, drones are not legally allowed to fly near prisons in the state of North Carolina.
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The ambitious effort aims to produce better outcomes while spending taxpayer money wisely.
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Unlike the new network initiative FirstNet, this system uses existing internet connections by giving priority to rescue workers' data.
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Part of the problem was an earlier failure of the system's automatic backup function.
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The technological development is a natural evolution following the massive increase in drone operation licenses granted by the FAA since August.
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The list of potential public-sector uses is long and growing. But they present some procurement challenges.
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While the cameras are expected to generate millions in revenue for the city’s budget, the primary goal is to make the roads safer.
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The sheriff's department has attached sensors to its officers' body armor that alert command officials and emergency services if an officer in the field is injured.
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States that opt in do so at no risk, since FirstNet and AT&T bear responsibility for deploying, operating, maintaining and improving the network.
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In the eight months the equipment has been in use, officers have been allowed broad discretion on when to turn on the cameras.
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Since the Santa Fe Traffic Operations Program (STOP) program ended, Santa Fe police have seen a 42 percent increase in traffic complaints and requests for monitoring, and total crashes across the city have increased each year since 2014.
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The story map platform provides residents with up-to-date accident data and the ability to individually report safety concerns pinpointed by street or neighborhood on a crowdsourced map – all in one place.
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Patterns in the data about the inmate population could shed light on the inner workings of the jail, and help answer urgent questions, such as: How long are inmates locked up? How many court dates do they have? What are the most common charges? Are there disparities in the way inmates are housed or disciplined?
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Akron City Council has signed onto an agreement with governments and courts in surrounding areas to streamline the way legal records are filed and accessed
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The rules that govern court recordings are up for debate.
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In a public call for changes in police policy in the wake of a shooting Saturday, Mayor Betsy Hodges said in a blog post that she expects police to activate their body cameras as soon as they begin responding to a call.
