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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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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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.
