Justice & Public Safety
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Local law enforcement praises the devices, hundreds of which are in place, for helping solve crimes. Privacy and surveillance concerns, however, persist among critics and industry watchers. -
Through electronic queueing and a pilot of drive-through court services, the governments hope to handle a rise in court transactions driven largely by an increase in traffic violations around school buses.
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A donation of more than $400,000 enabled the county police department to add two new drones to its fleet of seven. Among residents, however, concerns over being surveilled persist.
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State and local governments decide disaster-recovery partnerships make more sense than going it alone.
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Thirty days to apply for $400 million in grants
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"Defendants no longer have the old 'they tampered with the evidence' excuse"
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Illinois among the first states to combat "pretexting"
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Will replace the Coast Guard's National Distress and Response System, built during the 1970s
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Training will focus on the areas of victim assistance, identity theft rings, prosecution of offenders and criminal law
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"It means that we have the infrastructure in place to support and communicate with our state in times of local, state and national emergencies"
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Thousands of children are protected from illegal electronic messages
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Online notification of status of appeals
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"A new and very effective tool for authenticating Nebraska driver licenses and preventing under-aged kids from obtaining or using fake IDs to purchase alcohol and drive"
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"Having a comprehensive plan in place will ensure that we respond rapidly to an influenza pandemic. Through interagency coordination and response, if there is a pandemic, New Yorkers will be less likely to become sick, more likely to get good medical care if they do get sick, and have less disruption to their day-to-day activities"
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"It is a great example of a collaborative effort between law enforcement and those in the computer technology field working to make our communities safer"
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Violators could face up to five years imprisonment
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Funds to enhance supervision, registration and monitoring of sex offenders
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Will also provide four secured mobile command units for Pittsburgh public safety use, and will address digital divide issues
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"For graphical reporting of criminal incidents including linking of descriptive details associated with the suspect and incident location"
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Among the improvements is the addition of "high-tech, digital communication system"
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MARCS supports voice and data services, utilizing a total of 203 radio sites and supporting approximately 19,370 total voice users and 2,251 data devices
