Justice & Public Safety
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The Laredo Police Department is expanding its use of artificial intelligence across several incoming programs — a move teased by Chief Miguel Rodriguez during last week's State of the City address.
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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.
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Unmanned aircraft are coming, and they will raise a lot of issues for local governments to sort out.
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Social media sites are again carrying information on 911 calls and response times.
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Technology at the Norton, Copley Township and Barberton dispatch center will provide dispatchers with individual instructions tailored to each emergency call.
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The Sandy Hook tragedy's anniversary spurs the San Francisco IT community and city officials to continue a push for gun safety measures nationwide.
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The Yellowstone County Detention Facility in Montana recently implemented a system that allows loved ones to see inmates without ever leaving their home.
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Ansonia, Conn. is the latest school system to install camera equipment on buses to catch motorists who disregard bus-mounted stop signs.
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When Samsung tried to sell its kill switch-equipped phones in the U.S., carriers objected.
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The Find Me 911 Coalition is pushing the FCC to craft stricter regulations to better pinpoint the location of emergency calls made from mobile devices.
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Police departments around the country use cellphone data requests, called "cell tower dumps," to track and prosecute criminals.
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Tipsters can provide police information on illegal activity while remaining anonymous.
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A new mobile app could give on- and off-duty law enforcement officers a 60-second head start on the next Columbine or Sandy Hook.
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Technology will help combat alleged police misconduct settlements, estimated by one news story to cost the city nearly $14 million between 2006 and 2012.
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Installation of a security system along with coverage testing that must be conducted with leaves on the trees will push back the project completion date by six months.
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Using GPS, on-board radios, computers and track-side equipment, the system is designed to automatically stop or slow a train when a collision or derailment is imminent.
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State and local CIOs give their take on the biggest issues of 2013.
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The authority in charge of the nationwide public safety network is seeking information on apps, cloud and identity management technology.
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A look at the tech trends that shaped 2013 and what they mean for the future.
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The Wildland Fire Decision Support System uses geospatial data and predictions of fire spread to inform decisions on wildland fires.
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