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 software also gives police and deputies instant access to a network of records at traffic stops, and helps with jail management.
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When the Brunswick-Glynn 911 Center upgraded to a more technically sophisticated digital system, police went to encrypted channels that blocked radio traffic to those with private emergency radio scanners -- but the encrypted channels are not as reliable as the open channels.
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Together these technologies can provide a better response.
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State and local governments are taking a variety of approaches to how they regulate police body camera footage. While some aim for protecting the rights of citizens, others want to limit access altogether.
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With the system, the city would have about 71 percent of the equipment and county would have 29 percent, and each would pay for their share of usage and maintenance.
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The county has renegotiated with Motorola to install a new digital 911 system and replace the analog system from 1985.
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After a Tesla driver was killed in a crash during Autopilot Mode, the company has faced some harsh criticisms.
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Three Baton Rouge police officers were killed and three were wounded in an attack Sunday, July 17.
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The Kern Innovation & Technology Community is pitting local software developers against each other to see who can invent the best computer app for assisting wildfire victims and emergency responders.
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In the simulator, officers use handguns, Tasers and pepper spray canisters that are designed to feel like the real thing but use lasers instead.
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Not even the nation's largest states have a free, statewide court system in place for the public to access current and former criminal records.
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The agency, is asking the state’s Public Records Board to approve an update to the department’s records policy.
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In a July 13 letter, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., questioned whether the companies were doing enough to curb “deadly weapon” sales between users.
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In releasing recordings that show the deadly encounter in clear and graphic detail, the department has broken ranks with other law enforcement agencies that have resisted making similar footage public.
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In the Central U.S., where an increase in earthquakes has communities rattled, states are taking steps to understand what’s causing the tremors and put a stop to them.
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About a year after the city authorized a three-year, $37,000 contract with California-based PredPol Inc. for predictive policing software, the department pulled the plug, citing minimal benefit that did not justify continuing costs.
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In addition to strengthening unmanned aircraft system development, the bill contains reforms for air travel safety and consumer protections.
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Facebook live streaming feature captures the moments before, during and after a shooting in Norfolk, Va., July 12.
