Justice & Public Safety
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Automatic license plate reader technology gathers data and images for use by government agencies for law enforcement, and this bill prevents that data from being used by immigration authorities. -
The deal brings together AI-powered transcription technology with a suite of court solutions from Tyler Technologies, one of the largest gov tech providers in the market, matching data to case files in near real time.
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The Santa Ana Police Department is proposing to spend about $683,000 on a contract to launch the city’s drone program, pending approval from the City Council.
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The Urban Institute examined surveillance camera systems in use by law enforcement to address what the organization said is a dearth of research on the topic.
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“Smart Policing” grant will allow the partner organizations to examine how the video cameras will impact their policing effectiveness and the public’s satisfaction with officers’ performance.
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Colorado Interoperability Training Program will teach a set of standards that will give public safety professionals a better understanding of radio equipment and a shared language for emergencies and everyday use.
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he Tomball, Texas, Police Department has become famous in recent weeks for flying a “gyroplane” instead of a helicopter for traffic enforcement and surveillance. According to Auto-Gyro, the manufacturer of the craft, the city of Tomball procured the MTOsport gyroplane late last year.
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Federal Highway Administration employee proposed a nationwide, centralized database for inventorying unused assets in government agencies so that they would be shared.
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The vehicle is electric-powered and has the ability to accelerate up to 130 mph within three seconds.
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Mike Dayton, acting secretary of the California Emergency Management Agency, explains how California utilizes fusion centers and works with the private sector to protect critical infrastructure.
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Aiming to crack down on illegal cell phone use by inmates, a bill is moving forward in the California Legislature that would authorize the use of “managed access technology” to block wireless transmissions in California prisons.
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The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles puts traffic accident reports online, plans detailed incident data beginning in 2012.
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It’s time to build a national public safety network.
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A decade after the 9/11 attacks, strides have been made in regional public safety interoperability, but a nationwide system is still lacking.
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Cellular network congestion following the earthquake validates the need for a national broadband network, officials say.
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Miami-Dade County, Fla., launches a new Web tool to calculate hurricane-related storm surge levels in the county’s three evacuation zones.
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The number of inmates in California state prisons may soon be dropping, but tech upgrades to keep up with the changes are on the rise at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and IBM say new analytics software will be of use to city planners and emergency responders.
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Widespread use of social media in earthquake’s aftermath is the latest example of how Web 2.0 technology has changed emergency communication.
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A California data sharing system makes catching the bad guys easier.
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The Missouri State Teachers Association is concerned about portion of new law that will restrict nonpublic usage of social media between students and teachers.
