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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The arrival of a new system is one reason Houston Police Department Chief Charles McClelland promises never to have cases go unworked and forgotten again.
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Voice calls will always be preferred, but because there is a legitimate need for a secondary method, texting — which is widely accepted and used — is quickly becoming a necessity.
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After the Silicon Valley city that Facebook calls home slashed its police services, Facebook put funding down for a new police officer.
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Inundation maps are changing the way the state of Mississippi prepares for and responds to storms.
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With such service available at 27 emergency response centers in 12 counties, Texas is a key participant in that effort. But how common text-to-911 technology will be remains uncertain.
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Legislators in Oregon are looking at introducing five bills that focus on digital privacy next year.
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The Golden State may restrict state cooperation with federal agencies seeking data without a valid warrant.
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KPD has become the first agency in East Texas to announce via social media where its officers are positioned with radar.
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The nation’s top judiciary body will decide how thorough local governments need to be when informing telecommunications providers that their cell tower permit applications have been denied.
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Promising public safety initiatives are helping make city streets safer for all.
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Eight blimps, like this one in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, house video and radar equipment aimed at catching illegal border crossers, human smugglers and human traffickers.
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The current spaces are too small, lack the ability to expand and are using outdated equipment, according to a feasibility assessment study on the proposed dispatch center.
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The court system has survived on paper filings for two centuries, and officials are touting the change as one that will make the courts more efficient and convenient.
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Although law enforcement officials say the data collection is invaluable, such databases are also being built by private firms, which can sell access to anyone willing to pay.
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Atkins shares his view on mobile device issues and other technology policy questions facing the state.
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Now that 170,000 paper inmate files have been scanned into the Strategic Offender Management System, most tasks associated with paper are eliminated.
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Because state governments give less funding to corrections each year, IT support at prisons lacking -- and uptime with telemedicine is crucial, which is why the state's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services chose a cloud-based system.
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Private Facebook and other social media accounts are becoming increasingly off-limits to employers seeking information about current and prospective employees.
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