Justice & Public Safety
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As part of a 10-county pilot, the local government fully implemented the technology Jan. 29. Its GPS, GIS and improved cellphone technology offer additional accuracy during emergencies. -
The county Board of Commissioners has delayed a decision on whether to renew contracts for 30 surveillance cameras. Residents have voiced their objections and a commissioner has shared his concern.
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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.
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Privacy advocates fear that a flood of legislation will erode basic freedoms.
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Fortunes change for facial-recognition technology companies.
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States need to overcome antiquated systems to save lives in the event of an emergency.
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Videoconferencing is expanding its foothold behind prison doors as successful programs prove its public safety value.
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Michigan is attempting to launch a cutting-edge cyber court to speed business cases through the legal system.
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Crime analysis, agency cooperation and centralized data aid in proactive enforcement of sex offender/predator statutes in Pinellas County, Fla.
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Federal, state and local agencies will have their hands full during the 2002 Winter Olympics, but an Internet-based information system will allow them to respond to emergency situations as if they were part of one team.
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The Miami-Dade Police Department is utilizing business intelligence software to streamline its data management system.
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A new system is helping find and coordinate critical resources needed to combat wildfires.
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Janet Reno reveals her thoughts on the fight against Internet crime and the need for law enforcement to just work it out.
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Many wireless phone companies have applied for waivers to the new requirements.
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City libraries will lose less than 1 percent of the citys public library budget.
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Law enforcement would have broad authority to track phone and Internet activity.
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The new cards have a photo ID and contain information that can be read by a machine.
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Bill provides preventative measures to ID theft.
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The Senate passed similar legislation and now the House and Senate will have to work out the differences between the two bills.
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Sunset clause provision in surveillance legislation was a sticking point.
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Attorneys general from 18 states haven't agreed to the deal as of yet.
