Justice & Public Safety
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Through electronic queueing and a pilot of drive-through court services, the governments hope to handle a rise in court transactions driven largely by an increase in traffic violations around school buses. -
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.
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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.
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The thefts were part of a scheme to use the patients' information to file fraudulent tax returns.
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Since 19 firefighters died fighting a blaze near Yarnell, Ariz., nearly two years ago, experts have looked for ways to prevent similar loss of lives.
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The St. Cloud Fire Department's new system alerts all stations directly from the computer-assisted dispatch in Stearns County, Minn.
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Crime data is among the most wanted data sets, but many cities don't bother. How does your city rank?
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A new survey shows the extent to which Americans around the country have taken measures to prepare for natural disasters or other emergencies.
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Although the LAPD has not finalized its policy for the cameras, the department is moving forward with infrastructure work to prepare the divisions that will use them first.
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Lawmakers from the state are considering a bill that would enable law enforcement agencies to retain data obtained from license plate readers for up to 30 days.
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In the first in a series of data-driven projects, New Orleans looks at ways to make its operations smarter and keep its citizens safer.
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In Anoka County, Minn., fire departments and law enforcement agencies can now share critical data during a response.
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San Francisco uses the concept of sampling before finishing the final product.
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The City Council approved the program that will allow freight and emergency vehicles to communicate with the city's traffic signal system, helping them move more easily through traffic.
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Proposed standards would make the public back up when shooting video of officers working crime scenes or making arrests.
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So far, $6.5 million in federal money has been allocated for the project, which is estimated to cost $38.3 million to build for California, Oregon and Washington.
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Troubled by the hundreds of people killed annually in New York City traffic incidents, Mayor Bill de Blasio last year announced a plan to drastically reduce traffic fatalities citywide.
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Unlike the previous system, the new one does not provide the public with detailed descriptions of crimes or reports of rapes or incidents involving juveniles or families.
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Let’s hold cloud storage for law enforcement video to the highest security standards.
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If passed, the bill will be the first one to require police to delete information collected from those who are not the target of a specific police request.
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Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen states are trying to rein in the militarization of their police forces.
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