Justice & Public Safety
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Local law enforcement praises the devices, hundreds of which are in place, for helping solve crimes. Privacy and surveillance concerns, however, persist among critics and industry watchers. -
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.
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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.
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A measure that regulates law enforcement use of drones was passed by California lawmakers and now awaits the decision of Gov. Jerry Brown.
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It seems simple: Put cameras on all officers and have video evidence of all officer interactions. But some criminal justice and civil liberties experts warn the technology could widen the divide between officers and the communities they serve.
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Registries of residents who have medical needs offer potentially lifesaving data to officials during an emergency, while aiding everyday planning activities.
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The technology is here, but will guns from 3-D printers become a problem?
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The report casts doubt on the usefulness of an early warning computer program that the LAPD has used since 2007 to track patterns of excessive force and other misconduct.
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It wasn't just computer modeling that helped PG&E restore service so quickly after the Bay Area earthquake, but also wireless SmartMeters, that automatically signaled the utility when their buildings lost power.
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Researchers keep warning about the need for an early warning system while the project remains under-funded.
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Gov. Robert Bentley looks to eliminate the haze around drone regulations, announcing Friday the appointment of an Alabama Drone Task Force to develop a plan for their use by state agencies.
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The organization's mission is to move civic hacking's focus toward building solutions and providing ongoing support so those solutions -- primarily in disaster response and recovery -- can succeed in the public sector.
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Five years after the city required property owners to update any unreinforced brick buildings, a handful of buildings still did not meet seismic codes.
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Governments team up to develop backup arrangements for tech services in the event of an emergency.
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Mayor Carlos Gimenez's strong words put Miami-Dade, one of the largest local governments in the country, on the forefront of a national debate over police cameras in the wake of the Ferguson shooting.
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Though police officials suggest drones would only be used to gain better intelligence in tense situations, critics argued it would not be long before drones were used to monitor public spaces, protests and citizens' backyards.
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Inspired by recent events in Ferguson, Mo., a family of teens releases an app to keep police accountable.
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The ICEBlueButton app allows EMS personnel and physicians to download an individual's critical health information in an emergency.
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By not digging through the numbers, police departments can create an appearance of transparency but miss an opportunity to learn about -- and potentially break -- patterns of racially biased policing.
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WIFIRE system will use sophisticated computer techniques to monitor and predict the spread of wildfire.
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The new system will provide real-time updates, data transfers, data exchanges and alerts to more than 50 agencies.
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