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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Students at the Oklahoma State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering designed preliminary storm drones that could someday gather data that saves lives.
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The Oklahoma tornado highlights the need for multi-faceted disaster preparedness, and that includes personal technology.
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To help restore information and technology systems in the event of a city emergency, the city is considering switching from a private data center located 3,000 miles away to a state-run facility 100 miles away.
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Through additional tools and technologies, cities can refine their disaster response and information-collecting mechanisms by improving the way citizens funnel their communications through 911 and 311.
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Facebook, Twitter and a preparedness website helps the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management reach citizens during an earthquake preparedness exercise.
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Hawaii is retrofitting its entire emergency siren network, moving to satellite and cellular control technology.
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This new app combines all of the department's social media links and online information resources in one, easy-to-access place.
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Starting next week, the First Responder Network Authority will consult with public safety officials across the country to get input on the new network.
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The site aims to connect citizens willing to offer resources and services after a disaster occurs.
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While many approve of drone use to pursue known suspects, debate over their use for continuous surveillance at public events like the Boston Marathon rages on.
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On May 1, the Boston Police Department announced via Twitter that three additional suspects were taken into custody in connection with the April 15 bombing.
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A new trend of inmates using Yelp to rate their stays in various jails has garnered both confusion and support.
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The massive investigation demonstrated how first responders need to be able to securely share high volumes of data with partners in other law enforcement agencies. Relying on commercial carriers to do so may not be practical.
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A Stockholm research center claims to have successfully identified marijuana and cocaine use with breath testing.
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In its April 23 meeting, the FirstNet board considers how its future network may have helped in a situation like the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Kevin McGinnis is helping to drive the FirstNet board toward the creation of a nationwide public safety network.
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Legislation that would limit police drone use is still active in 29 state legislatures.
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A new crowdsourced website asks residents to document unsafe road conditions, hoping to inform city transportation decisions.
