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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New technology aggregates government purchasing information, offering insights that help agencies make better spending decisions.
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Agency aims to go live with the first part of its new cloud-based criminal justice information system in June.
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“Your purpose (for taking DNA from arrestees) is to find bad guys, and that’s good, but sometimes the Fourth Amendment gets in the way.”
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Government Technology’s Top 25 honors innovators in the public sector.
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The official police team that handles mobile phone theft in the city could help police identify organized phone theft and trafficking.
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A 24-hour Tweet-a-Thon next month invites police agencies to share tweets to help create awareness about their work.
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Kansas City Police, early adopters of the photo-rich Pinterest platform, use the tool to educate parents about street drugs they may not recognize.
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In New York, the Monroe County Crime Lab’s Forensic Biology section has streamlined its workflow and increased efficiency by using the Lean Six Sigma management philosophy.
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Cambridge, Mass., police introduce a real-time crime notification system that sends out auto updates via Twitter.
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Launched in response to needs that arose from Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the city, Code Corps will likely develop new Web and mobile applications and emergency-related information maps using city data.
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Google is working to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to require that government investigators obtain a search warrant when requesting access to old emails and messages stored online.
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Seven regional wireless networks could soon serve as models for a nationwide public safety broadband communications system.
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A GIS expert from Esri talks about how the technology is fueling improved disaster response.
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Location-based crime data that tracks crime patterns will be shared across Philadelphia law enforcement and fire departments using Esri software.
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A new mobile application from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management should enable citizens to better prepare for the unexpected.
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State Sen. Alex Padilla announced legislation to create a statewide system to warn of impending earthquakes.
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Mobile options supplement physical security infrastructure at Toronto’s Ontario College of Art and Design.
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Bankrobbers.fbi.gov displays the perpetrator's photos and descriptive information, and the crime location.
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