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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It does so even though the excuses for the ban have been eclipsed by technology, and obviated by vast experiences in more progressive states.
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On March 24, Tempe police cited a driver for making an illegal left turn and hitting one of Uber’s test Volvos while it was in self-driving mode.
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Data-driven case management provides jails and correctional facilities with a better ability and more cost-effective solution to mitigate risks, manage from intake to release, and gain valuable oversight necessary to maintain public safety standards and provide rehabilitative opportunities.
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Because internet-capable cameras eventually can tie into the system, officials plan to ask business owners and residents for help as early as this summer.
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After several public records requests, the city provided just one study that touched on safety. It doesn’t appear to support the city’s case, instead showing that school zones without traffic cameras were, on average, safer than those with them.
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The bankrupt provider's fiber optic network serves primarily government customers in 124 communities.
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Organizations have reported intentionally withholding information indicating a missing person has run away as the term can be “very misleading” and cause the public to be less vigilant.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the funding will improve the quality and efficiency of emergency response capabilities across New York, while supporting the brave first responders who put their lives on the line every day to protect their neighbors and their community.
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After a lengthy and challenged selection process, the FirstNet national public safety broadband network has selected its contractor.
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The new law bans texting while driving, but would still allow drivers to use a smartphone to hold a conversation or get GPS directions.
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Technology leaders in Indianapolis have been using information to attack opioid abuse since 2013, and have become increasingly sophisticated in how they apply data science to combat the problem.
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The Police Department project will add stationary cameras at 14 key Carlsbad intersections.
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'I was frantic, just frantic trying to get through.. I was pounding on his chest, screaming on the phone. There was nothing I could do.'
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Items recently posted on Twitter included links to Facebook posts containing information about, and photos of, suspects wanted in recent fraud and theft cases.
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According to a 2012 survey, two thirds of law enforcement officials believe that social media helps solve crimes more quickly, and 80 percent use social media to assist in investigations. Here’s what you need to know about how the police use Facebook to investigate crimes.
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Smart911 reportedly played a role in the rescue of a Traverse City resident from his burning home.
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The cameras will be given back to the vendors after the test run that is set to last up to 60 days.
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From finding criminals or rioters in a crowd to metering toll traffic on busy bridges, the minds behind the technology say it won’t be long before a medium created by humans for humans is all machine.
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