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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Advance visioning is crucial to making sure you’re prepared to help when the unthinkable takes place.
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The “CT Prepares” app will provide information and alerts in emergency situations, as well as help state residents to prepare in advance of an emergency.
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The CalGang database has been open to local law enforcement agencies, but the state auditor has found that it's neglected and riddled with problems.
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The drone or glider must disappear to the naked eye, and as it breaks down, the remaining pieces can be no larger than 100 microns — about as small as the smallest grains of sand or twice the diameter of a strand of human hair.
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The Volusia County, Fla., Sheriff's Department has used confiscated funds to build a crime center that delivers real-time crime video to responding law enforcement officers.
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The solution to emergency communications: redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.
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This is the new era of neighborhood crime prevention, with images and immediate notifications, a significant upgrade from the old days of word-of-mouth warnings and community meetings.
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In a study aimed at the state legislation across the country, the Sunlight Foundation found that the overarching theme of legislation could largely be described by looking at four main points.
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By identifying and predicting when and where EMS calls are likely to occur, the city will be better positioned to improve its offerings.
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In an effort to protect the safety and privacy of Anchorage citizens, the city police and fire department have withdrawn their radio broadcasts to the public inciting transparency concerns.
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For emergency services to successfully save lives, core functions like 911 must be up to date. Changes in technology have created problems for providers working with outdated systems, but also offer great potential for reforms that will enable better services.
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Videos the city released indicated in painfully clear detail that issues that have plagued the department -- including insufficient training and tactical blunders leading to questionable uses of force -- remain unresolved.
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The state's test site received recognition for requesting permission to fly drones beyond the line of visual sight at the Grand Sky business park on Grand Forks Air Force Base.
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A group of federal regulators held a meeting in Menlo Park, Calif., asking for help in monitoring the country's southern border with drones.
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About 2,000 residents have created profiles that include personal and property details that can help inform emergency personnel responding to 911 calls.
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Oftentimes an officer doesn't know a camera is malfunctioning until he or she attempts to download video clips at the end of the shift, and when body cameras are first implemented, it's common for officers to forget to turn them on.
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The success of this case marks the second time in 10 days Salisbury police have reunited stolen items to their owners using the power of social media.
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“Unless we know the scope of what we’re dealing with,” one nonprofit says, “there’s no way to develop solutions to it.”
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