Justice & Public Safety
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The program would involve sending drones out on 911 calls ahead or instead of police officers and would require a new technology contract. One result so far has been a saved life. -
SponsoredA Florida fire district used AI-driven rental monitoring to uncover thousands of unregistered vacation homes, which improved safety compliance, reduced incidents and generated millions of dollars to support emergency services.
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The County Council approved spending roughly $99,600 to upgrade mapping software. The intention, the county administrator said, is ensuring computer-aided dispatch sends public safety to the right place.
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The capital, from GI Partners, stands as the latest example of growing private equity interest in gov tech. BusPatrol’s cameras, AI and other tools catch drivers trying to drive around stopped school buses.
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From location mapping for first responders to automated court transcriptions, justice and public safety is a hot spot for companies serving the state and local government market.
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On Jan. 15, a new law is scheduled to take effect in Ohio that will compel many other social media platforms to ask for a parent's permission before establishing an account for minors under the age of 16.
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Disputes over voting machines and election security culminate in a federal trial this week, a test of whether Georgia’s election system is dangerously vulnerable to errors or hacks that could throw an election.
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Daviess County Central Dispatch is putting some new technology that expands both the information dispatchers can receive and streamlines the center's ability to respond to the public.
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Google has reached a deal in a class-action lawsuit accusing it of making an Orwellian grab of potentially embarrassing data from tens of millions of people using the company's Incognito mode.
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In Kentucky courts, the video recording is the official record with no written transcript. CIO Charles Byers discusses what led to this approach and the features vital to meeting the court's needs.
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Tensions persist between manual and electronic documentation of proceedings.
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AI tools will change how judges do their jobs and how they understand “the role that AI plays in the cases that come before them,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in his end-of-year report.
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The League City Council has approved an updated agreement with private security camera company, Flock Safety, to install additional cameras in response to an upsurge of vehicle break-ins at parks.
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The Dayton City Commission this week approved an expansion of license plate reader camera technology in the city. Three other contracts related to police technology were also approved.
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Federal authorities said Tuesday that Rite Aid will be banned from using facial recognition software for the next five years to settle claims that its anti-shoplifting technology unfairly and illegally tagged women and people of color.
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The U.S. Department of Justice reports that it has seized several websites operated by the group BlackCat. The group has targeted schools, health care, local governments and other victims across the U.S.
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Los Angeles Police Department detectives say they recovered hundreds of electronic devices while executing a search warrant for stolen merchandise. Many of the recovered devices were taken during home burglaries.
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Courts vary widely in their approaches to using electronic recordings of proceedings as well as on using digital reporters. Proponents of the profession say digital reporters can train up fast to ease strain from stenographic court reporter shortages.
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Albuquerque's legislative wish list includes some $40 million to boost video surveillance capabilities through the Real Time Crime Center as well as an expansion of the existing gunshot detection system.
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In an attempt to remove some of the mystery and danger that accompanies one of law enforcement’s most hazardous jobs, agencies in Ohio are outfitting their SWAT teams with cutting-edge tech.
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Members of the Coalition on Public Protection say the police department's proposed acquisition of fixed-site license plate readers represents a major expansion of surveillance that should trigger public input.
