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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After several Portland Police Officers posted "I AM DARREN WILSON" pictures on their Facebook accounts, the chief ordered them to take them down, and has now implemented a new policy on what is acceptable to post.
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Maintaining and operating an early detection system costs around $16 million annually, which is a small amount compared to the nearly $5 billion in damages caused every year by earthquakes nationwide.
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The FAA is asserting that its rules, once released, will preempt any city and state drone regulations already on the books.
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The Fresno PD has come under fire after implementing a program that combs through social media posts with phrases that they say could be attached to violent acts.
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Unlike most other areas of criminal investigation, in cyber crime the private security sector is seen as a huge partner to law enforcement, with its expertise and eagerness to close any vulnerabilities.
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Although there have been several high profile gaffes, the U.S. Border Enforcement Agency is committed to employing new tech to adapt.
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How did Guy Fawkes become transformed from a 17th-century Catholic conspirator to a tool of social protest?
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A computational error is believed to be responsible for the early release of inmates from the Washington state Department of Corrections.
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The pilot program, which concluded Friday, Dec. 18, equipped about 150 officers with body cameras to test the new technology, and many have said it pushes public safety out into the open.
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A digital surge could potentially drive the terrorist organization into the online equivalent of a remote cave: the so-called Dark Web that is not indexed by mainstream search engines.
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Key issues include when the police cameras are turned on, who can access the footage and how long the footage is stored.
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News and views on social media in state and local government in one tidy little package. This episode: an interview with Lauri Stevens, founder of LaWS and the SMILE conference.
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Some states are preparing to tackle policing reform in 2016 as advocates push for legislation left on the table this year.
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The list will launch with information provided by public records for every traffic stop over the last 15 years in the state, and will break down the information by race and ethnicity.
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The company that offers the service believes that the technology should be used in a community-oriented fashion to ensure the public's trust and safety.
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Although both the mayor and police chief support the measure, the council has reservations about the price of implementation and whether that money could be better spent elsewhere in the department.
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The existence of coded communications is a reality -- and the U.S. may not be able to do much about it.
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According to one police officer, "Crime is not random," and the city's police department is using all of the tools at hand to create a safer neighborhood.
