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 congressional committee recommended the first federal funds specifically for the project.
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Companies such as Lyft and Uber are changing the way Americans hail a cab. But the smartphone-driven transportation services come with a risk many riders may not think about.
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As unpredictable weather increases, mesh could become a critical way to keep citizens connected to vital services and make communities more resilient.
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The information shown online includes a crime's date and time, a brief description and an approximate location — down to the city block where it happened.
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Search and rescue, emergency management and agriculture can all benefit from unmanned aerial vehicles -- but rules must be in place for such benefits to be realized.
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Dogs that undergo training in an innovative program led by Connecticut State Police prove their value.
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Experts say the training and security measures focused on school shootings are flawed and overshadow more common types of violence on campus.
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The decision to award a new contract to a company called Spillman Technologies Inc. has turned into a multimillion-dollar mistake for taxpayers.
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While emergency managers can’t control malicious actions on the grid, they can play an active role in safeguarding the system.
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Called the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal, or SouthWRAP, the map is billed as the first of its kind.
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Urban search and rescue task force leader Thomas Richardson discusses challenges during the response and how volunteers were incorporated.
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The proposed amendment protects Missourians' privacy, requiring police get a warrant to search or seize electronic data.
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Cities have to understand how climate change will impact their operations at a community level.
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The app, called Hurricane Evacuation Encouragement Demonstrator, provides real-time updates, evacuation routes and a video on possible conditions to expect for anyone who decides to stay home.
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Officer Frank Bonifacio said the department is dedicated to identifying and rescuing victims of trafficking, arresting those who exploit them and hopes that the possibility of public exposure on the site will act as a deterrent.
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Perry County, Ky., 911 Director Alvin Caudill said he's heard talk about the service expanding, though he isn’t convinced it’s the way local and state governments should be going for emergency service technology.
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The department dropped the ball over the weekend when Major Max Geron tweeted that Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib was arrested for public intoxication when they had actually arrested his brother.
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The new system will send out automated calls or texts to restaurants, schools, hospitals and other facilities within minutes of an incident.
