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 San Francisco Police Union unanimously approved a proposal for body worn cameras that requires officers to make an initial statement of facts before screening body-camera footage.
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State legislators step back from a bill that would limit such technology and instead take a reasonable approach — that should serve as a model for state legislators considering regulation for other emerging technologies.
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A new study has found that when police-worn body cameras are in play, citizen assaults on cops went up.
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After an early version of a drone regulation bill was passed from the New Hampshire House to the Senate, businesses became concerned over the new laws prohibiting their ability to operate UAVs.
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A new federal ruling should help airlines avoid “a patchwork of different regulations around the country.”
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Project Green Light links together private cameras and feeds directly to a real-time crime center at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters.
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Maryland is the go-to state for Department of Defense officials tasked with testing the latest smart-gun technology at a military facility, but, California companies will play a major role in ensuring that the federal government gets that technology.
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The issue has divided communities and local officials around the state.
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Other countries, like Japan and Mexico, rely on earthquake early warning systems, but the United States — namely California — has been slower to fully fund and adopt the potentially life-saving technology.
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The Justice Department is proposing rule changes that would allow it to use a single warrant to search far and wide, a move the government says is designed to deal with modern technology. But some senators see the change to criminal procedure rules.
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The Washington County Sheriff's Office found out this week that it will be getting state funding to purchase new Live Scan equipment, which will allow the agency to equip its substation in Salem and buy newer equipment for its main station in Fort Edward.
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Some driver's license offices will start the transition this week, although officials did not specify which ones.
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FirstNet, the wireless network dedicated to first responders, hopes to nail down a 25-year, $100 billion contract before the next election.
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Some gunmakers know how to manufacture smart guns. But they have faced obstacles to selling them — until possibly now.
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A spokeswoman for Google confirmed that the SUV was not a Google-owned vehicle and said the company is looking into the matter.
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This is the first state police agency in the country to utilize Nextdoor.com with selected troops.
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Government agencies are turning to social media as a new way to engage with their constituencies. Practitioners in the trenches are excited about the possibilities – while some academics are less so.
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The recent squabble between the FBI and Apple goes far beyond the San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone. Here is a quick overview to understand the big picture.
