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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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.
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The equipment will be used to enhance the domestic preparedness capabilities of local emergency responders.
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The FBI said the new lab should allow the agency to help states reduce their DNA backlogs.
