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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State and local governments overwhelmed by a huge nationwide effort will have their limited resources bolstered by federal grant funds.
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Police in Nassau County, N.Y., adopted an automated accident reporting system.
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In an effort to slow down drivers, police in Prince George County purchased dozens of mobile speed cameras that look like mailboxes.
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Harris County, Texas, rolls out the first pieces of what could become a nationwide broadband wireless network for public safety.
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Now that legislation for a nationwide wireless broadband network for public safety use is a reality, a board of directors has been chosen to oversee the project.
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A network comprised of privately owned network routers could someday be used in the event of a cellular or data network outage.
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The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials announced seven winners, including Radio Frequency Technologist of the Year and Information Technologist of the Year.
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Cumberland County, Maine, purchased a new software system that uses photographs of suspects to search a database and identify potential matches.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is running a test program in Texas using military aerostats to monitor the border.
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police’s guidelines for unmanned aircraft systems are meant to ensure smooth operation as an increasing number of UAVs take to the air.
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An increasing number of crimes involve a computer-based component and the Manhattan district attorney's office is upgrading to meet the demand.
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The federal government was preparing to monitor the public using privately owned surveillance cameras, according to documents leaked by WikiLeaks.
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The service allows Utonians to designate emergency contacts that police can contact in the event of an emergency.
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New National Institute of Standards and Technology standard will help police link cartridge cases recovered at crime scenes to specific firearms.
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Officials believe a new situational awareness platform is a true one-stop shop for public safety data.
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New York City departments combined data in an effort to combat needless deaths caused by fires in illegally converted apartments.
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Two congressmen are trying to update a 1986 law that currently allows the government warrant-free access to any cloud-based data older than 180 days.
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Next month will bring Europe's General Police Equipment Exhibition & Conference and a new line of BMW law enforcement vehicles.
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