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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When speaking at the Group of 20 Summit, President Obama announced that the country would allow France access to possible threat information in an effort to protect against terrorist attacks.
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Bicycle advocates say cyclists should not use hand-held electronic devices at all when riding. But there’s no evidence that such use has resulted in deaths or serious injuries, raising questions about whether creating laws or slapping fines on cyclers makes sense.
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With the current trend of end-to-end encryption meant to protect user privacy, many police agencies are having a difficult time decoding potentially dangerous threats.
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Although you can post in the app with an anonymous pseudonym, some students sent threatening text messages — which prompted police action.
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Predicting crimes before they're committed can be only as good as the input data — and quite often that data has errors.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico has unveiled the Mobile Justice New Mexico app, a tool that lets New Mexicans use their smartphones to record police or Border Patrol encounters and file reports of law enforcement misconduct.
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has vetoed the idea of equipping its officers with body worn cameras, which has prompted a swift and critical response from many human rights and immigration organizations.
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The proposed regulations will prohibit flying drones within 5 miles of airports and over private property in which the pilot is not given permission.
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Incidents like this -- a flying drone that hit the giant Ferris wheel near downtown Seattle’s waterfront -- are increasing in popularity across the country, and are forcing many to push for more regulation.
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The coalition of civil rights, media and privacy activists have given a mixed review of the new technology that the police are equipped with.
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A recently awarded Department of Homeland Security contract for wearable, passive detection technology could soon result in better protection against nuclear and radiological threats at sea and land ports across the country.
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A cyberattack affected the San Jose Police Department and inconvenienced city website users until a resolution was reached Monday afternoon.
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Those in the civil rights community are glad to see body-worn cameras embraced as a way of increasing police accountability, but some say without meaningful oversight and thoughtful regulation, the technology poses problems.
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The compromise would let gun dealers sell personalized guns, but they also would be able to continue selling traditional firearms.
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A bill that’s been revived for the 2016 legislative session would call for agencies that use the tech to have policies regulating officer training, use of the devices and the footage they capture.
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A threat by Anonymous to unmask at least 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan might have come to fruition Sunday when the names of notable politicians, supposedly affiliated with the hate group, started coming to light.
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Because of recent updates to the encryption on Google and Apple software, newly updated Androids and iPhones no longer can be unlocked -- even if law enforcement officers have a warrant.
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With some states cracking down on drones, Ohio is looking toward working with academia and industry to support a tradition of flight and business innovation.
