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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If they're used at all, the remotely controlled aircraft will be called on only for "narrow and prescribed uses" that will be made clear to the public, the police department said in a statement.
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Changes in technology, governance and an aging infrastructure will inform what system changes the city should choose within seven years.
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Who would rely on that shrieking tone from the Emergency Broadcast System when you have a cellphone that can get real-time updates on emergencies that threaten whole communities?
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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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