Justice & Public Safety
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The White House is expected to give the New York Police Department the authority to ground unauthorized drones around major events. The department also plans to roll out a new 311 dispatch system. -
The county's Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management upgraded its computer-aided dispatching system to one that is cloud-based and can work more easily with neighboring agencies.
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The new technology, which the police department in Norwalk, Conn., recently launched, “makes things a whole lot easier,” its Chief James Walsh said. The software is an upgrade to officer cameras.
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The Office of Justice Program's (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in the U.S. Department of Justice is sponsoring a project to develop information exchange standards between computer aided dispatching (CAD) systems, law enforcement records management systems (RMS) and related external supporting systems
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"...we must improve operational capabilities and become a 21st century department -- with the focus, discipline, and technology that are the hallmarks of all great 21st century organizations."
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Public involvement key factor in AMBER Alert system
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Enables people to rendezvous, connect or collaborate through computer-mediated communication and to form online communities
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Incident information was interfaced to an external system used by the Department of Homeland Security to provide a consolidated view of police, fire and emergency medical activities to more than 400 public safety managers and coordinators at all levels of government
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Will help provide a seamless experience for end-users by reducing the need to login to multiple government accounts in order to access sensitive data such as tax information
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ChicagoCrime.org was the second place winner for best mashup at MashupCamp, an unconference
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Sonar imagery equipment quickly succeeds after hours of searching with boats and helicopters
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Illinois among the first states to combat "pretexting"
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JusticeXchange is a web portal that provides law enforcement and other criminal justice officials' instant access to information about offenders held in jails throughout the state and across the country
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Better tools for rapid decision-making; capability to transmit relevant, easy-to-understand building and fire emergency information to fire fighters prior to their arrival on the scene
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Response times in this report are measured from alarm time to the arrival of firefighters on scene
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"With this system, we will be able to reliably capture and quickly play back recorded 9-1-1 calls, which can mean the difference between life and death or guilt and conviction and potentially help us put more offenders behind bars."
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Provide focused grant programs for emergency communication needs
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"People want convenience. They want reliability and accurate information, and that's what they get with traffic e-alerts"
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"Taking time to monitor your child's online usage is an essential part of raising and caring for a child in this day and age"
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"These new regulations will provide a strong, secure system for issuing driver's licenses in New Mexico"
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"An expedited ruling will allow our counties to prepare their ballot boxes, or buy accessible voting systems, in time for the May 16 election"
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