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 legislation would stream $100 million each year for the next five years into a fund for agencies nationwide who need help purchasing cameras.
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The tablets are pre-loaded with educational, vocational and treatment-oriented software so inmates have a constructive alternative to watching television or playing cards.
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The goal is to help police locate stolen or wanted vehicles using information that parking authority employees collect as part of parking enforcement chores.
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In an apology statement, officials said the university is taking immediate steps to correct the issues so such errors do not happen again.
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A bill that called for creating a new crime that would prevent anyone from using a drone to "remotely control a deadly weapon, explosive or incendiary device" passed the Connecticut Senate, and will be addressed in the House of Representatives' next legislative session.
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Increasingly more police departments are having their officers record interactions, but the technology varies, as does the quality of the footage, how it is gathered, how long it is stored and how it is released.
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill officials lament the delay between sirens and back-up communications following armed robberies on campus.
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New options like online scheduling, renewals, and digital licenses will bring closure of some rural field offices.
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Emergency management agencies are beginning to work on how to incorporate social media into operations to improve situational awareness for responders
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Devices created for the contest should be cost-effective, rugged and scalable, as well as energy efficient and capable of operating from battery power.
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Paperwork is in process for the city to obtain the required certificate of authority that will clear the way for trained operators to begin using the device.
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Education leaders are figuring out how to create effective policies for administrators who will wear body cameras around campus.
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409 people who called 911 within an hour got a busy signal.
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Two California politicians have introduced legislation that would give firefighters and other first responders immunity for damaging any drone intruding into the airspace of craft trying to fight wildfires.
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Several county officials voted to table a memorandum of understanding resolution citing reservations about the potential $5.7 million project.
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A $13.7 million federal grant will fund development of a Web platform, data repository and other tools engineers can use to simulate how various structure designs would hold up in an earthquake, hurricane, tornado or coastal storm surge.
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No matter the privacy settings, what is posted on Facebook, Twitter and the like can be used against you in a court of law.
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Examples across the spectrum prove that leading-edge technology is spilling into the public sector today.
