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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Opening data is a way to increase public trust, but there’s a lot of work left to be done on behalf of law enforcement.
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Now, with the waters back in their banks, some are calling for changes to head off future loss of life.
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Footage captured during the flood will be analyzed against a time stamp and water levels to update the river's floodplain maps.
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Social media platforms have become a two-edged sword: They help law enforcement track terrorist activities but also have been turned into propaganda megaphones.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Fire Department and other responders now have access to 4G wireless speed in the field.
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The FBI planes can record video of ground activity -- criminal and otherwise -- unrelated to their stated purposes and can identify thousands of people via their cellphones.
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Experts say while hacktivists increasingly might be targeting police in response to shootings, the departments often have trouble playing defense against hackers whose skills are constantly improving.
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Many emergency services are taking steps to implement cyber-physical systems technology on a broad scale.
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The Mount Airy Fire Department in North Carolina says their new thermal imaging camera can pay big dividends in terms of saving lives and assisting in other emergencies.
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Using lidar map technology, geologists work to distinguish slopes that might unleash small slides from those capable of producing devastating slides that pose the greatest risk to people.
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State CIOs still need answers on the national public safety network.
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States are considering a high volume of new proposals about police use and retention of body-worn camera video.
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In the wake of high-profile deaths, many states are looking to reform police practices. The challenge is determining exactly what to do—and how to pay for it.
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Combine technology with the Red Cross and you get a couple apps that should be added to your emergency kit.
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When a crime is committed, officers at the scene communicate with officers monitoring IRIS cameras so the video of the incident will be saved indefinitely.
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Chief David Brown compared turning off a body camera to turning off a dash cam video in a squad car — and neither is acceptable.
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Gatto, a Democrat representing communities in the Los Angeles area, has a number of technology-related bills moving through the California Legislature this year.
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An official said some of the ACLU’s recommendations on how the recordings should be used and how long they should be retained are not practical.
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