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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Both AAMVA and the feds look at data sharing that can detect individuals attempting to obtain driver's licenses in more than one state.
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Super computer systems that track our everyday transactions have many on edge.
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Civil liberties groups and privacy advocates just wrapped up a conference on how to stem increased government surveillance.
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The "virus chip" could help researchers understand how to contain diseases or pathogens.
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Some states deserve more money than other states, said critics of the Homeland Security Department's funding mechanism.
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Current formula is based on population, and should be changed to reflect threat levels facing particular states and cities, according to the federal government.
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The legislation would provide matching grants to states and communities for equipment and training for the Amber Alert network.
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An upcoming procedural ruling on whether a last-minute amendment should be part of the bill could kill the process, and lawmakers would have to start over.
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A Senate committee heard testimony from local government representatives on how Homeland Security grant programs have been working.
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New research has determined that only 14 states have upgraded communications equipment enough to reach interoperability.
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Extra responsibilities make it hard for states, cities to field enough officers to effectively patrol.
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The court has only twice released audio recordings of arguments about a case.
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$165 million in grants will go to states for emergency and terrorism preparedness.
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The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has developed a cell phone that can also detect radioactive materials.
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The towers, used primarily by the Michigan State Police, will now house local law enforcement communications equipment.
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The fee-based bulletins list all SARS-affected buildings within a kilometer radius of where the call was made.
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Hiring new school employees in Florida is faster thanks to a new statewide digital fingerprinting system.
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Intelligent mobile routing helps Oakland, Calif., police meet bandwidth demand.
