Justice & Public Safety
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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." -
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 Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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As citizens nationwide protest following the no-indict ruling in the Ferguson, Mo., shooting, police in Washington state wonder if their public records laws will prevent the adoption of body camera technology that could keep such a confusing scenario from happening again.
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The system's special school radios include an orange emergency button that, when pressed, connects schools with a local dispatcher. The dispatcher hears what's happening and pages law enforcement and other first responders, who are immediately deployed to the scene.
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Policy and legal issues prove more challenging than technological ones but southern Illinois counties prevail.
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Critics of police militarization argue the gear and training tend to lead officers to view civilians as the enemy rather than the people they're supposed to protect.
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Does the knowledge that an encounter is being recorded on video change the way law enforcement and civilians behave?
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Universities help with an online training module project that demonstrates ways to protect health-care workers.
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Study reports lack of formal training to take advantage of social media as a tool for crime investigation, prevention and anticipation.
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The ACLU of California released a report detailing instances throughout the state and country where equipment such as drones and cellphone interceptors were acquired with the help of federal and other outside funds without any public scrutiny or input.
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The effort, called Don't Stand Idly By, includes leaders across the nation approaching gun-makers about tightening distribution systems and adopting technologies that could reduce gun violence.
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If not for Sunbury, Ohio, officers’ new cameras, one case might have brought charges of police abuse, Fourth Amendment violations and a lengthy investigation.
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The idea is to help ensure that police stops are conducted properly — and to provide evidence for court if they’re not.
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Susan Cutter, a geography professor at the University of South Carolina, discusses the use of GIS in emergency management and the ‘why of the where’ when working with maps.
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Will heart attack victims one day see their savior fly in on four small propellers?
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The cloud-based platform is a multi-purpose, disaster preparation and recovery program that serves citizens, businesses and government.
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New survey results show that citizens want more technology in the hands of law enforcement.
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The integrated call control system improves the routing and handling of the 1 million emergency calls received every year.
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The Center for Health Care Services unveiled Mental Health & You, a crisis intervention tool that provides local and national resources for early intervention and treatment.
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Having buy-in from all the stakeholders around the technology that should be used in public safety access points likely will make for a better-run network.
