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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Located in Fresno, the initiative will assist local law enforcement with investigations where digital expertise or assistance is required.
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States have been rushing to catch up with the widespread use of police body cameras by passing laws that govern when and how footage can be released to the public.
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Outfitting the department with body cameras has taken longer than officials had hoped, due to privacy concerns and challenges related to public-disclosure requests.
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Under the proposed law, the public, media, law enforcement or other entities could ask a court to have the footage released if it serves public interest.
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Under the union agreement, officers can use recordings to help them prepare police reports. That point was among the most debated topics a task force tackled in making recommendations to Mayor Andrew J. Ginther.
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The Bexar County Commissioners Court spent $812,000 on software development and storage capability, which is estimated to require up to 23.5 TB of video evidence per month.
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The city expects the improvements will be mandated under a pending consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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The nearly $100,000 grant was met with a $400,000 pledge from Miami-Dade County to purchase and operate 640 body worn cameras.
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Since the utility started using the drones full time in August 2015, in partnership with Virginia Tech, they discovered six critical issues with power lines in Hampton Roads, Va.
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The department's ultimate goal is to use drones for life-saving efforts, such as locating missing persons and monitoring incidents in which a hazardous condition exists.
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Georgia has big plans for GIS across many areas, including improving emergency response.
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The FCC announced that the public safety notification system that delivers geographically targeted alerts will be updated after its use in New York following the Chelsea bombing.
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Twitter recently shutting down more than 360,000 ISIS-linked accounts, and Google helps redirect searches for ISIL propaganda toward moderate views and former extremists.
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The days of plotting points at accident and crime scenes with a tape measure are a thing of the past.
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Using Microsoft's facial recognition software, Uber will prompt drivers to take a selfie to verify the right person is behind the wheel.
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Tulsa officials were reasonably transparent about the incident soon after it happened and the city has been mostly peaceful; In Charlotte, the case is murkier and so was the city's response, raising suspicion.
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During a three-year experiment, researchers will be monitor millions of tweets related to the L.A. area in an effort to identify patterns and markers that prejudice-motivated violence is about to occur in real time.
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The test will help police officials determine how they would store footage from the cameras and whether equipment upgrades are needed.
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