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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In the months since, Ferguson community leaders used social media to urge peace and organize crowd-minders.
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After a grand jury did not hand down a criminal indictment against the Ferguson, Mo., officer in the death of Michael Brown, users took to social media pleading for unrest to be kept under control.
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The ambitious plan highlights the progress scientists have made in building out the system, which can give as much as a minute of warning before a major earthquake is felt in metropolitan areas.
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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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