Justice & Public Safety
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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. -
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."
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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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Information about people in the criminal justice system is viewed in a simplified Web-based interface from searches that simultaneously integrate state data sources, county law enforcement and probation information, and regional information-sharing systems.
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Georgia's emergency app re-release adds new functionality, including geo-targeted severe weather and emergency alerts.
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First responders in Oregon already have detailed emergency response plans, but a centralized map database is an important asset, says state police superintendent.
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Pennsylvania police used a device called the "MoocherHunter" to trace a wireless Internet signal being used to transmit child porn after an initial raid on a Pittsburgh home turned up nothing.
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North Carolina Supreme Court says Chapel Hill cell phone ordinance overreached.
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The images can be rendered to create animation and provide different points of view depending on the incident — for example, the driver’s perspective during a major-injury crash.
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Increased drone usage begs the privacy question: Are we entitled to the airspace immediately around us?
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Not only does the new technology gather vast amounts of cellphone data, it tricks cellphones into giving up owners' information, believing it's being transmitted to a legitimate carrier's tower.
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It’s no longer a question about whether degrees are an important part of emergency management. But when considering where and how to get a degree, there’s a big question about the best platform.
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Public works staff review about 600 photos each day from the cameras, which are mobile, motion-activated and work in the dark.
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It’s a federal initiative designed to update 911 infrastructure for an increasingly technologically advanced society, but also requires potentially costly technology upgrades and uneven 911 services from one county to another.
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According to NASCIO's new report, there is a broad variance in the maturity of state planning, ongoing outreach and governance strategies around FirstNet.
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Lawmakers are urging the FCC to improve the accuracy of locating the origin of 911 cellphone calls.
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The cameras would be attached to a variety of sources, including a new but controversial GPS bullet tracking system that city commissioners agreed to purchase in April.
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Chicago's facial recognition system NeoFace got its first stripe this week as it helped sentence an armed robber to 22 years in prison.
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Iowa Department of Transportation crash reports show the anti-texting law enacted in July 2011 has done nothing to decrease cell-phone related crashes. Instead, they have increased steadily.
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The new system is allowing neighboring emergency responders to communicate smoothly for the first time in 40 years.
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California legislators proposed a bill to confiscate guns from people who pose a threat to themselves or others. Other states are already considering following suit.
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