Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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SB 135 was approved by a 10-0 vote by the Senate Governmental Organization Committee.
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Not all emergencies give people the time or ability to call 911. One Georgia city has installed panic buttons in all of its schools, and similar plans have been introduced in California and New Jersey.
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In March, Frederick County became the first jurisdiction in Maryland to make this service available to certain wireless customers.
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A citywide IP communications system helps the city implement two emergency action centers in just a couple of hours.
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The national public safety broadband network should let federal, state and local emergency response personnel share data, do their jobs more efficiently and save more lives in the process.
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Cities are contracting with Code for America -- what some call “the Peace Corps for geeks” -- in an effort to seed Silicon Valley virtues, such as creativity, speed and experimentation, in local government.
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Post-9/11, common justice-related data standards let states use open source software to effectively collaborate across agencies.
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As policymakers grapple with gun violence, technology may offer nonpartisan options for improvement.
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“BeOn” app extends the reach of narrow band communications for public safety officials whose duties usually keep them off the front lines.
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Police nationwide breathe new life into the nearly 85-year-old technology.
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However, many in the emergency management community are still determining the best way to use them.
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An Italian researcher is developing a device that could someday give firefighters a 3-D scene of the fires they fight — and the people they're working to save.
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Fire Chief Brian Cummings says he'd like for a seamless network to connect dispatch systems across municipal borders.
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Following a rash of crime in one of the city's parks, officials implement a network of wirelessly controlled streetlamps that police can use to catch criminals.
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State CIO Steven Emanuel talks about Hurricane Sandy's impact on critical state computer systems and lessons learned from the event.
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Law enforcement agencies at the state, local and federal levels use social media to gather evidence, solicit crime tips, and identify people and locations, among other things.
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Participants are hopeful that a locally driven push to update case management systems in California courts, now with three vetted vendors to choose from, will find more success than its $500 million predecessor.
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In an effort to combat a recent spike in crime, the Piedmont, Calif., police chief wants automatic license plate readers installed at its borders.
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