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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Sacramento law enforcement setup cars to be stolen by theives while using technology to catch them in the act.
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Peek inside the Folsom Police Department's mobile command center with a mission of public safety at the California Capitol Airshow.
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Law enforcement explores non-lethal technologies for police safety such as camera eggs, spy planes, and light guns.
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California and Sprint will team up to deploy system that aims to save lives and protect property by delivering warnings and safety information via text alerts to wireless phones in specified locations.
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Problems with North Carolina's probation system prompts the state to create a dashboard to address issues.
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National database seeks to link missing persons cases to unidentified decedents - solving cold cases and providing closure to loved ones.
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A biometrics research and development company looks to roll out iris recognition technology for national security, transportation and law enforcement projects in Leon, Mexico.
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Sensors will add chemical data to Rhode Island's common operating picture.
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California Department of Public Health cites federal, state statutes in ruling that voluntary student DNA test.
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California officials move forward with program to develop next-generation emergency response systems that integrate text, video and picture services.
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The Chicago Police Department is developing a predictive analytics system with the help of a local university.
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Baggage screening system commonly used by hotel and resort travelers to be remodeled, get new equipment with $23 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
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The new $1 monthly fee on Internet-based phone service will help Hinds County, Miss., pay for emergency services, such as new technology, call towers and dispatching upgrades.
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Terry Childs locked San Francisco out of its FiberWAN network for 12 days in 2008.
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With tools that can scan miles of rough terrain, identify bodies by heat signatures and pick up vibrations in the ground, border patrol agents can extend protection to cover large areas.
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Seattle bypasses the bureaucracy of placing antennas in neighborhoods by striking deal with city's housing authority.
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Maryland will expand license plate reader database to local governments and will add 100 more readers across the state, Gov. Martin O'Malley announces.
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Patrol officers can file reports from the field via remote desktop; city replaces desktop PCs with cube-shaped devices.
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