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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Web-based technology is helping Boulder County, Colo., identify when and where lightning is hitting for more accurate emergency response.
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A new online database meant to replace paper recordkeeping may help law enforcement track metal theft.
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To increase interoperability, the federal government is transitioning new multiband radios to response agencies around the nation.
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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.
