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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With the playing field opened up for many more users, the FAA is expecting to see continued growth in the number of uses of unmanned aircraft.
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Moves to withhold the recordings from the public just make the problem of public trust in law enforcement worse.
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Surveillance cameras offer a powerful tool for law enforcement, but there are implications to consider for privacy, footage retention and public safety.
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Demands for a hearing come as the billionaire Texas philanthropists bankrolling the surveillance program revealed that they have given the initiative $360,000 through two charities.
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Juvenile offenders in Maryland are entitled by law to receive the same education as their peers in public schools; introducing tablet devices in these facilities is a step toward ensuring equality.
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There are already early warning systems for earthquakes, but advances in seismology provide hope that experts will be able to predict when new ones will occur.
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A police spokesman said he took issue with characterization of the program as "secret surveillance," suggesting there was no need for the department to make it public.
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No federal database provides reliable info on deaths that occur in police custody. It’s the same situation in 48 states. But now California and Texas are offering new models of accountability.
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The state Department of Transportation wants to see if the new technology could assist with bridge inspections.
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Body camera footage of a fatal police shooting that sparked unrest in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood will not be released until the Milwaukee County district attorney makes a charging decision, Attorney General Brad Schimel said Monday.
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Social media has been a net positive in the battle for weather awareness, but what does the future hold?
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Much of the opposition has solidified around the Legislature’s most conservative Republicans, who are leery of broadening police powers and see anti-texting laws as furthering an intrusive, “nanny state” government.
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The First Responder Network Authority announced the reappointment of three board members to an additional three-year term.
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The emerging counter-drone techniques come in response to amateur operators increasingly buzzing corporate headquarters, sports venues and private homes.
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Numbers of registered users of drones have reached more than half a million in the United States, and the trend points to higher numbers on the horizon.
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The objective of the four-week-long field test is to observe how these new systems work in a natural, unstructured landscape that is similar to Mars.
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The workshop, held at New Mexico State University's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center, will focus on providing a better understanding of technology, determine the right sensor and UAS for a particular application, and more.
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On Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey announced it was awarding a total of about $3.7 million to Central Washington University and five other universities working to develop the ShakeAlert system.
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