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 added security for this year's race includes 3,500 security personnel and 3,500 uniformed Boston police officers, 450 state police and 600 members of the National Guard, according to the Boston Athletic association's website.
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The city is opposing Senate Bill 14-181 which would ban the use of automated vehicle identification systems, a practice already prohibited in 10 states.
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As a way to boost public engagement, the Sheriff's Department in Stearns County, Minn., launched a citizen engagement policy that has helped solve crimes.
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The governor issued an alternative moratorium on drone use or purchase by state agencies, and asked local law enforcement to also abide by the ban.
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The money would support Texas State University programs that train officers on how to handle situations like the recent Fort Hood shooting.
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The 911 center board unanimously approved a 90-day pilot program that would add pre-alerting for additional types of emergencies.
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The recent mudslide in Oso, Wash., showed the power of social media during times of crisis.
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FirstNet began negotiations with eight testbed jurisdictions, and the projects that did reach agreements should help shape the FirstNet network.
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Florida could be the first state to outright ban biometric data collection in public schools, in what could set a national precedent.
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A new security policy from the FBI makes the cloud a viable option for criminal justice information.
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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and several top aides promised to monitor the problem more closely and vowed to be better about notifying the five-member police commission.
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With its Nextdoor partnership, the Sheriff’s Department in Sacramento, Calif., will be able to communicate online with neighborhoods in the county.
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The bill is in response to a request from New London, Waterford and East Lyme for authorization to create a regional dispatch center with a governing board.
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The app brings together information already shared through different channels, but with new features and functionality.
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The First Responder Network Authority is now looking for a new general manager to take Bill D’Agostino's place and lead the nationwide communications project.
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The professionals involved in the creation of these machines have ambitious plans for them.
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The situation has attracted the attention of national organizations who have logged complaints from pilots whose flights were entirely within the U.S. All were let go, some with apologies.
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The revamped dispatch operation would unify separate police and fire emergency call centers and gradually replace some uniformed firefighters with lower-paid civilian phone operators.
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