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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Sen. Charles Schumer points to limited features of federal alert system as being out of date.
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Though the tablet won't allow access to the Internet, inmates would get use of an electronic tablet that connects to a secure closed, or intranet, system that only connects within the jail.
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Cellphones can be a great help not just for communicating with residents but also with each other.
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Despite some commonly held misconceptions, many 911 call centers still lack the ability to determine a cellular caller’s location or receive text, image or video messages.
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Since the program was revealed a month ago, many questions have been asked, but few have been answered.
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The ReadyErie app helps families create emergency preparedness plans, gives up-to-date information during severe weather emergencies and catastrophes, and enables users to immediately communicate with a network of family members.
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Sen. Charles Schumer noted that 911 dispatch centers often operate at near capacity under normal conditions. If calls were to spike even slightly, however, the system would become overwhelmed.
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New legislation approved as Department of Justice launches data collection platform for 'use of-force' reporting.
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Before this week, 300 Colorado high schools got posters with a Snapchat code and prompt to add the CDOT account.
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The new app allows riders to discreetly report suspicious or illegal activity they see on trains or buses.
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The was the first time the platform, part of the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system, has been used to distribute information about a wanted suspect.
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The county executive disclosed in his 2017 budget proposal that he was dropping funding for the technology that relies on sound equipment to locate the origin of gunfire in high crime areas.
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At issue are extensive redactions made last year to a batch of documents provided to the American Civil Liberties Union.
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The department will spend about $8 million to roll out the devices to all patrol officers by the end of 2018.
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From behind, the olive-colored robot approached and extended its claw into the suspect’s hideout, grabbing the gun without him noticing.
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Franklin County, Ohio, schools have begun requiring a government-issued photo ID at the door and cross-referencing them against the national sex-offenders’ database.
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Legislators proposed that 1,046 radios be purchased, as buying that many will allow the county to maximize Motorola’s system discount and lessen the project’s overall cost.
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Los Angeles County CIO Benny Chacko talks about the unique data challenges of the Probation Department.
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