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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In-car video conferencing improves overdue ticket collection in San Antonio.
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Smartly deployed, useful and actionable information systems, informed by readily available data, can help alleviate the harmful effects of any disaster.
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The Westchester County Department of Correction has turned to video conferencing to save staff time and cut costs, and the technology may change the way new prison facilities are constructed.
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The Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment system allows responders to engage in simulated environments to build communication and coordination.
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The federal government wants to create a single network for emergency communications, and it’s up to states to decide whether they want to join.
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An independent analysis commissioned by the Airport reveals that the internal emergency notification system failed after the July 6 crash.
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Hurricane Sandy was the impetus behind the development of an emergency notification app by the Monmouth County Sheriff's Department.
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There are lessons for other cities in Oakland's ongoing effort to create a public safety dashboard.
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The popular tech tool is helping cops become more efficient, but privacy advocates are concerned about data collection.
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Radio system allows Monterey, Calif., CERT members to report damage assessments and keep the EOC directly in contact with different neighborhoods.
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MS Ready offers Mississippi residents alerts and a game plan for natural disasters and man-made threats.
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Deploy Pro will help incident commanders manage personnel and information during emergencies.
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For the third time in two years, the Seattle Police Department is backing off from employing technology amidst concerns over possible surveillance misuse.
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If police can predict where and when crime will occur, why is there still crime in our neighborhoods?
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CA Technologies settles claim that it improperly billed public agencies for software maintenance contracts.
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Pennsylvania city’s police department uses social media to help solve and prevent crimes.
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Sheriff Richard Wiles and the El Paso County, Texas Sheriff's Department were heavily criticized for a recent purchase of software to monitor social media for possible criminal activity.
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From next-generation 911 and FirstNet to apps and cybersecurity, organizers of the APCO Technology Forum want members to know that public safety tech is changing fast.
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