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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The governor has barred all registered sex offenders under the state's supervision from downloading, accessing or playing the popular game.
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The Bexar County Jail reduced its prison population by more than 25 percent using data analytics.
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A recently released scorecard shows that many local jurisdictions are behind in their policies around police body-worn cameras, according to civil rights and policy experts.
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The pushback to new drone rules is now coming through the lobbying efforts of a budding industry that hopes to influence policy at the state Capitol and nationwide.
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While FirstNet gets $7 billion, next-gen 911 gets $150 million from the feds.
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A Chicago officer who was suspended after shooting an African-American teenager in the back last week was wearing a body camera, but the device was not operating and did not record the fatal encounter.
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As a developer of products and services, Schrier will assist with ensuring the agency communicates with and offers the services desired by the nation's first responder agencies.
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Analytics monitored by the department show an average post will create 150,000 impressions, and each one often becomes a catalyst for community-wide discussion.
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Drones can be used for aerial inspection purposes after severe weather damage, or natural disasters that could help insurance companies evaluate damage to homes.
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The ability to text 911 could be valuable in emergencies where it is unsafe to make noise or verbally describe the danger at hand.
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The Building Intelligence System is a web app that integrates seven city data sources to provide a streamlined view of individual buildings in Boston, which helps improve firefighter safety.
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KC Ready can help clear the Metro 911 phone lines for those with emergencies by pushing notifications of accidents and other situations.
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The drones will do everything from instantly checking out collisions to quickly assessing whether a chemical spill is hazardous enough to warrant evacuation.
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The Waterloo Traffic Operations Department currently has 28 cameras at intersections, but the fiber optic lines and wireless system is in place to handle many more.
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Don’t let privacy zealots put license plate readers into the Edward Snowden surveillance discussion — that is a red herring.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced a partnership with drone makers to keep the unmanned systems out of hazardous wildfire areas.
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An Illinois-based nonprofit uses sonar and GPS to locate missing bodies and firearms in bodies of water.
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At least two people said they were blocked after asking about the policy for blocking users on the police Twitter account.
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