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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The case's judge opposed the lawyers' attempt to get GPS evidence from a cab's credit card machine thrown out, claiming “the defendants had no objectively reasonable expectation of privacy."
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While companies battle to gain a foothold in the drone industry, UNLV's engineering college is working to prepare a workforce for the drone industry.
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The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been baffling, and many are beginning to realize what really goes on behind the scenes isn't quite what we expected.
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While drones are being used by government for many worthwhile endeavors like monitoring endangered species and agriculture, hunting shouldn’t be added to the list of uses when they become widely available for public use.
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The website explains levels of gang involvement and offers resources for parents and teachers who want to keep kids out of gangs.
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Odyssey, a program that stores and communicates data through each step of the civil and criminal process, has been a troublesome IT experience, but now county officials think they have the right recipe.
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Although civil libertarians raise objections to the database, DNA has since played an integral role in solving more than 9,000 crimes in Virginia, according to state statistics.
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The malfunction has slowed the already backlogged system and there's potential for judges to order immigrants deported without them knowing about it, lawyers said.
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The CIO looks back at her stint with the Department of Defense and talks about the challenges facing the nationwide communications network for first responders.
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The demonstration during the three day International Oil Spill Conference showcased how new technology could be used in oil spill response.
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The firms contend they are "technology services" and existing vehicle-for-hire rules, such as licensing and permitting requirements for taxi and limo drivers, should not apply to them.
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During the 2013 manhunt for ex-cop Christopher Dorner, there was sometimes poor communication and collaboration among the various police departments, according to a new report.
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A newly formed consortium of Mid-Atlantic states and universities are looking to meet a congressional mandate to integrate commercial drones into the national airspace system.
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Dubbed “Operation Safe Sale,” authorities in the town said the program is in response to tales of Craigslist-related assaults and robberies.
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With big corporations like FedEx and Domino's Pizza flirting with the technology, law firms, trade groups and insurers are lining up to capitalize on an expected economic gold mine.
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It's the third big change in executive leadership in a month, and it could be the change the project needs.
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In April, thousands of emergency calls meant for state dispatch centers got stuck at a CenturyLink processing center, and a new report shows why.
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Countless articles of stolen property are recovered in police departments around the country and, increasingly, officials use image hosting services to get the property back to their owners rather than auction them off.
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