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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With a number of announcements and a new website this week, the $7 billion First Responder Network Authority appears to be in first gear moving forward to accomplish its mission of creating a nationwide public safety broadband network.
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Authorities are hunting for Malaysia Flight 370 almost the same way we hunted for Amelia Earhart’s plane.
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Officers are testing cameras from both Taser Int. and Coban Tech., and will select a device by sometime this summer.
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The National Governors Association announced three states that will participate in a program to improve data sharing so prisoners can successfully re-enter society.
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Probably not, but it adds fuel to an already intense, decades-long national debate.
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State Sen. Dorothy Hukill is concerned the information could be breached and used for identity theft.
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The co-owner of a motel where the pair were staying saw their pictures on Facebook and notified police — one of thousands of tips officers received.
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For more than a year, emergency alerts have also landed on the cellphones of thousands of Washington residents through the national Wireless Emergency Alert system.
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The advent of mobile apps and websites that allow more people than ever to listen to police radio chatter is prompting local law enforcement agencies to encrypt radio traffic.
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Sewickley Township uses Nixle to send those who register a text message, email, smart phone app or voice notification about relevant information quickly and effectively.
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California, Illinois, Minnesota and New York are at the forefront of proposed laws that would short-circuit stolen mobile devices.
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New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is proposing creation of DrugStat, data-sharing technology to help law enforcement zero in on heroin rings and spot drug-related trends.
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Next-generation systems are better equipped to handle wireless calls, which now make up about 70 percent of 911 traffic.
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Courthouse security officers will be able to push a button on their phone to lock all three exterior doors at one time.
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Minuscule drones that are able to navigate by themselves can be used in disaster site exploration, military operations and cluttered urban environments.
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A professor and former police officer and others have created an app that alerts cops when they're too tired to continue working safely.
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States have lots of questions about FirstNet; here’s why CIOs are key to making it work.
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A patch of the Pacific Ocean where great white sharks congregate contains mysteries scientists hope to solve with drones.
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