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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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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Program teaches California teens about the dangers of sexting and cyberbullying as well as how to report incidents.
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A new Web application developed by Code for America is helping residents of Austin, Texas, better protect their homes from wildfires.
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Report: Like something from a movie, a new $12.5 million operations center is planned for Macomb County, Mich.
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With the expansion of unmanned aerial vehicles into civilian life, drones could search for missing persons, feed photos and video to news outlets, and even deliver your takeout.
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San Diego County’s Office of Emergency Services launches alternative emergency alerts for citizens who can’t understand traditional notifications.
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After local protest, police backed down from a request for a large, military-style, armor-plated vehicle.
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GPS Act would require law enforcement officials to get a warrant before taking location data from a suspect’s device.
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The growing trend of license plate readers used in police departments across the country highlights benefits and security concerns alike.
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As technology evolves and standards for radio systems change, are siren alerts for tsunamis, tornadoes and other natural disasters a thing of the past?
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To help protect law enforcement K9s in from overexposure to heat, police departments are using technology to help keep them cool.
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How are public safety departments handling employees’ changing attitudes toward technology?
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A new Web application for requesting in-state criminal offender records information should pay for itself.
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Technology incorporates multiple data sources and predictive modeling to help keep residents safe from floods in Austin, Texas.
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The barbed-wire tattoo on your bicep could live on forever.
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The IT department of Bryan, Texas, has volunteered its time and expertise to help better prepare a local child abduction response team for action.
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