Justice & Public Safety
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A donation of more than $400,000 enabled the county police department to add two new drones to its fleet of seven. Among residents, however, concerns over being surveilled persist. -
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.
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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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The death of Santa Clara County inmate Michael Tyree, whose battered body was found in his cell, prompted the supervisors to take several steps toward more security and supervision.
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Police Departments in 16 Minnesota cities don't want the public to have access to body camera footage -- at least until a comprehensive statewide plan is adopted.
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The "eCourts" initiative will allow certain services to be completed online, saving time and money for the state.
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Gov. Jerry Brown will now decide on a bill that would allow for emergency responders to damage or destroy unmanned aerial aircraft during emergency operations.
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There needs to be some regulation before an accident occurs and the whole industry is brought to a screeching halt.
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Proposed tech-centric legislation tackles everything from smart vehicle safety and consumer drones to police shooting data collection.
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To respect the privacy of victims of violence, the mayor of D.C. proposed denying public access to a broad section of police body camera video.
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For now, drone hobbyists in California can continue flying low over private property without permission.
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The bill is meant to collect data on the racial disparity in all police stops and ultimately buck the trend.
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States want to regulate how companies, citizens and police can use drones in everything from delivery services to law enforcement surveillance. Critics say airspace regulations should be left up to the Federal Aviation Administration and argue limits on drone use could stifle innovation.
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Although police body cameras are increasing in popularity, cops in Hallandale Beach, Fla., are not on board with the implementation.
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Two-thirds of released prisoners in the U.S. are arrested again within three years. Here's how we can use data and machine-learning methods to change that.
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It will be years yet before FirstNet is found in public safety jurisdictions nationwide, but JerseyNet is one of the first looks at what form the first responder network will take.
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CIOs must practice due diligence in planning how the security of video files will be handled.
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The new rail service in North Texas will feature state-of-the-art safety features, from GPS location to sensors that monitor curves in the track.
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OpenJustice will make large amounts of criminal justice data available to the public with an overall goal of improving safety, strengthening trust, enhancing government accountability and informing public policy.
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The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office new Smart911-- a program created to get information to dispatchers quicker -- could mean you get help faster throughout the county and on Hilton Head Island in S.C.
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Before the city can deploy body cameras for law enforcement, logistics must be laid out.
