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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The Marshfield, Mass., Police Department has deployed more than a dozen video cameras in high-risk public buildings to secure town infrastructure.
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Best practices, innovations and bright ideas from the top jurisdictions in the 2010 Digital Counties survey.
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Multnomah County hopes to prevent gang-related crime, but critics say the tracking devices invade privacy and cause false alarms.
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Web-based collaborative workspace provides version control and helps avoid misunderstandings.
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Police to get higher priority for mobile communications traffic.
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LAPD opens sophisticated training suite that simulates critical incidents.
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Eric Frost and his staff at the San Diego State 'Viz Lab' animate and geo-code imagery that has transformed the way agencies respond to emergencies.
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Nebraska CIO Brenda Decker receives Meritorious Service Award from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
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New York state’s top public-sector technology workers and teams recognized for innovative projects at awards ceremony.
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Catawba County, N.C., emergency operations center to monitor social networks as part of tracking emergencies.
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The Immersive Visualization Center produces 3-D maps that dramatically expand responders’ knowledge in a disaster’s aftermath.
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Ramsey County Sheriff's Office lets public view real-time footage from 10 surveillance cameras to help prevent crime.
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Cell phones are undoubtedly cheaper, but public safety officials need their own dedicated networks for reasons like priority access and reliability. But the fourth-generation public safety network backed by the FCC could bring cost efficiencies for both consumers and first responders.
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A virtual replica of New York City provides its Office of Emergency Management with a unique way to test its command element.
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Virginia localities, state agencies, courts, schools and universities honored for innovative IT projects at the 2010 Virginia Governor’s Technology Awards.
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Virtual Beverly Hills was recently challenged when a crowd of over 20,000 ran through town.
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Gov. Dave Heineman on statewide EHRs, public safety communication and more.
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Police laud license plate readers as the next big thing in law enforcement.
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