Justice & Public Safety
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The county board approved a renewal of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office contract that includes 25 license plate reader cameras. Undersheriff Amy Johnson said the devices help “a tremendous amount." -
Corrections officers spend a disproportionate amount of time on administrative tasks rather than helping prisoners in ways that improve outcomes. AI is one tool to help, but it must be implemented thoughtfully.
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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.
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The agency recommends a 'dual approach' as the best option to make sure visas are issued properly and that the person holding the visa is the proper recipient of the visa.
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The latest rule changes will allow manufacturers of devices such as ground-penetrating radar systems to design the devices to gather clearer images.
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The controversial TIA program is looking for help in creating a database for collecting and analyzing personal records of millions of people.
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Credit card companies and the Secret Service estimate that as many as 8 million credit card numbers were accessed.
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The state's attorney general, working under authority of a state law passed last year, is forcing ISPs to block subscribers from accessing child porn sites.
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Caucus hopes to strengthen and highlight the importance of E9-1-1.
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The study will take two years and will examine several integration projects.
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The case revolves around the legal question of intent and whether a victim existed in the sting orchestrated by a Maryland law enforcement agency.
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The FBI used misleading information to get search warrants, said two federal judges.
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The nation's highest court upheld the constitutionality of states' sex-offender registry Web sites in two cases.
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A PC-based emergency alert system will notify computer users of a wide range of potentially serious situations.
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Nearly 20,000 California Lottery retailers will now be part of the Amber Alert system.
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The new Web page on the U.S. Department of Education's Web site is designed to help schools in preparing for any type of emergency.
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The graduate student is accused of helping create Web sites to raise money for terrorism against Americans.
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The database is being called an "electronic neighborhood watch," and allows residents to search parolees by ZIP code, name or prison ID number.
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Two Democratic senators pushing legislation that would create more funding for first responders.
