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 bill is headed to Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature.
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Law enforcement officials can search suspects' social media accounts, which can prove to be both a boon and a headache in many cases.
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Public safety has felt the positive impacts of Mark43 in a surprisingly short period of time.
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Preparation and trust are key to positive outcomes around civil unrest. A new report out of the Ohio State University's Divided Community Project offers insights into how governments at all levels can prepare for and manage civil unrest through social media channels.
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A PARC drone, which is tethered to the ground by a thin wire that supplies power and data allowing it to stay aloft for days at a time, even during rain or snow, will be up in the sky for hours before runners even begin to line up at the start.
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The testing, at least initially, will be reserved for the most violent cases, including killings and sexual assaults, in which DNA was collected from a crime scene but failed to match any of the millions of genetic profiles in the national criminal database.
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Should travelers refuse to hand over their devices or comply in any way, including if they don’t provide their passwords, agents could detain or seize the device.
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Advocates voice support for legislation in New York state to combat the distracted driving epidemic.
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Ohio Prison's Security Questioned After Two Inmates Built Computers, Went on Illegal 'Surfing' SpreeOne inmate stole the identity of a fellow prisoner to apply for five credit cards and also planned to file false tax returns and have the refunds wired to the credit cards.
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Produced in-house, the video had more than 700,000 views on the Sheriff's Office's Facebook page and garnered more than 1,000 comments by Monday.
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The Arlington, Texas, Police Department is using video to humanize its officers and combat what officials see as heightened scrutiny and sensationalized media coverage.
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Iowa law enforcement sees the bill as a “huge improvement” over current law that classifies texting while driving as a secondary offense — meaning drivers can be cited for texting while driving only if they are stopped for some other offense.
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The system’s deficiencies may have contributed to lapses in inspections of dangerous buildings.
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Though the ShakeAlert system is not yet ready for public use, it could offer as much as two or three minutes’ warning to the Puget Sound region for a quake offshore.
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The city has figured out how the emergency system was compromised and it's working to prevent it from happening again.
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The selected vendor's employees will be watching the videos 24/7 from their dispatch center in Las Vegas.
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Authorities are considering approval of such a DNA dragnet, called "familial searching."
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A new bill would appropriate $10 million during the next two years for matching grants to help law enforcement agencies "buy and maintain" the recording equipment.
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